Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 6, 2010No. Civil Action 09-0892 (JDB)PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Wesley Hamilton and Joseph Mitchell bring this cause of action for employment discrimination under provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1871. They are members and officers of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (“DCFEMS”), which is an agency of the District’s municipal government. Plaintiffs, two African American men, bring this suit against both DCFEMS and the District of Columbia, alleging that the defendants “discriminated against Plaintiffs on the basis of then-race----” Compl. ¶26. They assert…
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