Legal Opinion
Schiavone v. Destefano
Connecticut Superior Court
Decided February 1, 2001No. File No. CV-00 0444181SPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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INTRODUCTION
Since 1897, the charter of the city of New Haven (charter) has provided that, the mayor of the city "shall have been a legal voter in and resident of the city for at least five years immediately preceding said mayor's election." New Haven City Charter art. V, § 10 (a); 12 Spec. Acts 1115, No. 418, § 10 (1897). The question presented by the motion now before the court is whether this provision comports with the equal protection clauses of the state and federal constitutions.
The facts are not in dispute. The plaintiff, Joel Schiavone, is a well known business executive in the city…
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