Legal Opinion
Monk v. United States
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided March 29, 2024No. 3:22-cv-01503Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT CONLEY F. MONK, JR., et al., Plaintiffs, No. 3:22-cv-1503 (SRU) v. UNITED STATES, Defendant. RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS This present motion to dismiss challenges the Court’s power to hear claims that the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”) has engaged in racial discrimination since World War II. Specifically, the VA compensated Black veterans for their service and sacrifice less than white veterans. Conley F. Monk, Jr. alleges that the VA rejects Black veterans’ benefits applications at a higher rate because of their race. The…
2Cases cited52 opinions
- Federal Deposit Insurance v. MeyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs v. SandersSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Natalia Makarova v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
- Richards v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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