Sobczak v. Board of Education

Opinion

DiPENTEMA, J.

The plaintiff John Sobczak1 appeals from the judgment of the trial court, following a jury trial, in favor of the defendants, the board of education of the city of Meriden (board) and Elizabeth Ruocco.2 Although the plaintiff raises multiple claims of instructional and evidentiary error, the dispositive issue in this appeal is whether the plaintiff failed to exhaust the grievance procedure set forth in the collective bargaining agreement (agreement) between the board and the Meriden federation of municipal employees. We conclude that he did, thereby depriving the court of…