Ricci v. Town of Smithfield

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF RHODE ISLAND ____________________________________ ) JOSEPH RICCI and CUSTOM ) CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, LLC, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) No. 1:20-cv-00543-MSM-PAS ) STATE OF RHODE ISLAND and ) TOWN OF SMITHFIELD, et al. ) Defendants. ) ____________________________________) MEMORANDUM AND ORDER Mary S. McElroy, United States District Judge. I. INTRODUCTION “[S]ome truths are self-evident. This is one such: if any concept is fundamental to our American system of justice, it is that those charged with upholding the law are prohibited from deliberately…