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COALITION OF BLACK LEADERSHIP v. CIANCI

Civ. A. No. 4523.

480 F.Supp. 1340 (1979)

The COALITION OF BLACK LEADERSHIP et al. v. Vincent A. CIANCI, Jr., Mayor of the City of Providence, et al.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

December 10, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara Hurst, David B. Neumeyer of R. I. Legal Services, Inc., Providence, R. I., for plaintiffs.

Joseph F. Penza, Jr., Providence, R. I., Attorney for Prov. Lodge of Fraternal Order of Police, Vincent J. Piccirilli, Providence, R. I., for City of Providence.

OPINION

PETTINE, Chief Judge.

After the trial of a civil rights complaint filed on behalf of the black residents of the City of Providence alleging a pattern or practice of brutality by the defendants, various police officers and public officials, a consent decree was entered into and filed in March 1973. This decree established certain procedures for the filing, investigation, and resolution of civilian complaints against the police officers. A defendants...

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