Legal Opinion
Burton v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 9, 2015No. Civil Action No. 10-1750 (BAH)PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BERYL A. HOWELL, United States District Judge
Plaintiffs are nineteen African-American current and former employees of the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department (“DCFEMS”), Along with twenty-five of their colleagues, the current plaintiffs sought to initiate a class action • against DCFEMS on behalf of themselves and all African-American firefighters and EMS employees subject to discipline or denied promotion by DCFEMS on or after October 15, 2007. See Am. Compl., ECF No. 20. Following extensive pre-certification discovery, the plaintiffs elected…
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