Legal Opinion
Donald Panarello v. State of Rhode Island, Department of Corrections
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Decided April 7, 2014No. 2011-105-AppealPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Justice ROBINSON, for the Court.
The plaintiff, Donald Panarello, appeals from a judgment entered on November 26, 2010 after a lengthy jury-waived trial in the Superior Court. In the detailed deci sion that underlies that judgment, the trial justice ruled that the State of Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC) had not engaged in employment discrimination against the plaintiff. 1
This case stems from plaintiffs allegation that he was subjected to discrimination based on his military status when the DOC denied him promotion on three separate occasions. The plaintiff concedes that…
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