Hardaway v. Hartford Public Works Department

POOLER, Circuit Judge:

Plaintiff-Appellant Curtis Hardaway, proceeding pro se, appeals from the August 31, 2016 judgment sua sponte dismissing his third amended complaint against the City of Hartford, the Hartford Department of Public Works (the “Department”), and five Doe defendants.' Hardaway, an African American and former employee of the Department, alleged that he was subjected to discrimination and retaliation after he filed complaints against the Department with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”). As relevant here, the district court dismissed Hardaway’s Title…