Legal Opinion
Santora v. Miklus
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided March 18, 1986No. 12680; 12681PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
The dispositive issue in this appeal is the scope of a trial court’s authority to enjoin action taken by a civil service commission to comply with an antidiscrimination order issued by a federal court. In 1988, the civil service commission of the city of Bridgeport, after holding a promotion examination, established a list of officers to fill vacancies in the position of sergeant. The list was limited to the names of those officers who had been eligible for promotion prior to October 31,1976, except that it contained as well the names of four minority officers who were allowed to compete for…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Donovan v. City of DallasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- 5 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1344, 6 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8755 Bridgeport Guardians, Inc. v. Members of the Bridgeport Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Deposit Bank v. FrankfortSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Central National Bank v. StevensSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Cologne v. Westfarms AssociatesSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1985
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3Cited by8 opinions
- State v. GreeneSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Convalescent Center of Bloomfield, Inc. v. Department of Income MaintenanceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1988
- Hirtle v. HirtleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1991
- Husti v. Zuckerman Property Enterprises, Ltd.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
- Bridgeport Firebird Society v. City of BridgeportDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1988
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