Legal Opinion
Sullivan v. City of Springfield
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 23, 2008No. C.A. 05-30004-MAP; Dkt. 27, 35, 38PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER REGARDING CROSS-MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION TO STRIKE DEFENDANT’S CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
PONSOR, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
This is an action brought by five individuals, Kevin Sullivan, Vincent Dudley, Mark Mehringer, Jason Sleeper, and Michael Trombley, who were laid off from the Springfield Police Department in 2003. Plaintiffs allege that the City of Springfield discriminated against them by considering race when determining seniority for the purpose of effecting the 2003 layoffs. The court previously denied the parties’…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Firefighters Local Union No. 1784 v. StottsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Castro v. BeecherCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
- Lawrence MacKin v. City of BostonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Castro v. BeecherDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1971
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Sullivan v. City of SpringfieldCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009