Legal Opinion
Garcia v. City of Hartford
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Decided June 30, 2009No. SC 18205PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KATZ, J.
The sole issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff, Edwin Garcia, a retired police officer, is required to seek relief through the grievance procedures under the collective bargaining agreement (agreement) between the named defendant, the city of Hartford, 1 and the Hartford police union (union) before he can bring a mandamus action to compel the defendant to comply with a provision in that agreement allowing the defendant’s employees to trade in accumulated unused sick time in order to increase their monthly pension benefits. 2 The trial court concluded that, because the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Allied Chemical & Alkali Workers of America, Local Union No. 1 v. Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Gateway Co. v. DiNoiaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1995
- Jose J. Roman v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
- Mendillo v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
- LaCroix v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1986
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Blinkoff v. Commission on Human Rights & OpportunitiesConnecticut Appellate Court · 2011
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