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PINA v. CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE

Civ. A. No. 78-0546.

492 F.Supp. 1240 (1980)

James PINA, Steven Gomes, Albert Braz, David Silva, Joseph Dana DeSilva, Ronald Massey, and Marc Cameron, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE, Paul Flynn, Mark Haywood, Anthony Almeida, Barry Cook, Edward Doyle, George Lamb, John Unsworth, and Michael Warren, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

June 3, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Moniz, Day, Berry & Howard, Hartford, Conn., Walter R. Stone, Stone, Clifton & Clifton, Joseph G. LeCount, Providence, R. I., for plaintiffs.

Orlando A. Andreoni, City Sol., Nathaniel J. Rendine, Asst. City Sol., East Providence, R. I., for defendants.

OPINION

FRANCIS J. BOYLE, District Judge.

This action for injunctive and declaratory relief is based upon the asserted racial discrimination of the City of East Providence, Rhode Island, in the appointment of individuals to the City Fire Department. It is a broad attack brought pursuant to the equal protection and due process clauses of the United States Constitution, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d (1974), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 (1974), and 31 U.S.C. § 1242...

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