Oakley v. Commission On Human Rights & Opportunities

The sole issue in this case is whether the trial court has jurisdiction to consider a motion for *29attorney’s fees pursuant to General Statutes § 4-184a1 if that motion is filed approximately five months after a final judgment on the merits of the underlying administrative appeal. The plaintiff, Barbara Oakley, appealed to the Superior Court from the decision of the named defendant, the commission on human rights and opportunities (commission), dismissing her complaint of sexual discrimination by the defendant, the state judicial branch. In her appeal, the plaintiff requested a remand for…