BERTONCINI v. CITY OF PROVIDENCE

Civ. A. No. 91-0303-T.

767 F.Supp. 1194 (1991)

David M. BERTONCINI, David N. Bock, Jr., Timothy A. Bock, Robert M. Butler, Jr., Timothy J. Day, John Fallon, Philip F. Fiore, Christopher Jannitto, Michael Johnson, Edward L. MacDonald, III, Thomas Miller, James J. Nunes, Robert Pridemore, Rocco T. Sauro, Michael T. Sullivan, Kenneth J. Turchetti, James L. Varin, Douglas L. Deegan, Russell G. Gross and Ronald M. Lefaivre, Plaintiffs, v. The CITY OF PROVIDENCE, Vincent A. Cianci, Jr., Individually and in his Capacity as Mayor of Providence, Gilbert McLaughlin, Individually and in his Capacity as Chief of the Providence Fire Department, and John Partington, Sr., Individually and in his Capacity as Commissioner of Public Safety of the City of Providence, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

July 22, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph J. Rodio, Rodio & Ursillo, Michael K. Marran, Providence, R.I., for plaintiffs.

Catherine Elizabeth Graziano, Hawkins & Hoopis, Kevin F. McHugh, City Solicitor's Office, Providence, R.I., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

TORRES, District Judge.

This is an action to enjoin the City of Providence (the "City") and its Fire Department from commencing a training school for prospective fire fighters and to declare void what the plaintiffs describe as the Fire Departments's efforts "to establish or maintain a quota system for women, blacks or other minority recruits" in its hiring practices. Amended Verified Complaint ¶ 3 at 15. The plaintiffs are applicants...

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