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Date: 01-27-2023
Case Style:
Juma Jones v. Scott Sansom, Mack Hawkins and Town of East Hartford
Case Number: 3:21-cv-442
Judge: Victor A. Bolden
Court: United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (New Haven County)
Plaintiff's Attorney:
Defendant's Attorney: Craig Thomas Dickinson, Elizabeth Mott Smith, Johanna G. Zelman,
Michael P. Lewis
Description: New Haven, Connecticut civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on employment discrimination theories.
Juma Jones sued Chief of Police Scott Sansom, Deputy Chief of Police Mack Hawkins, and the Town of East Hartford for alleged employment discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.; 42 U.S.C. § 1983; and the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (“CFEPA”), Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-60 et seq. Compl., ECF No. 1 (Mar. 30, 2021).
Outcome: For the following reasons, Mr. Jones's motion for summary judgment is DENIED.
Defendants' motion for summary judgment is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
Defendants' motion for summary judgment is granted as to the equal protection, due process, and Monell claims. Defendants' motion for summary judgment is denied as to the Title VII and CFEPA claims against the Town and the CFEPA aiding and abetting claims against Chief Sansom and Deputy Chief Hawkins.
Mr. Jones's motion to amend the Complaint is DENIED.
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