BRIDGEPORT GUARDIANS, INC. v. DELMONTE

Nos. 00-7456L, 00-7552XAP.

248 F.3d 66 (2001)

Bridgeport Guardians, Inc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Arthur J. Delmonte, et al., Defendants, City of Bridgeport, Defendant-Appellee, Afscme, Council #15, Local 1159, Afl-Cio, Hispanic Society-Bridgeport Police Department, Inc., Intervenors-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. August Term, 2000.

Decided: April 26, 2001.

Errata Filed: May 9, 2001


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry B. Elliot, Jr., Meriden, Conn., for intervenors-appellants.

Vincent M. Musto, Koskoff, Koskoff & Bieder, P.C., Bridgeport, Conn., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Barbara Brazzel-Massaro, Office of the City Attorney, Bridgeport, Conn., submitted papers for defendant-appellee City of Bridgeport.

Before: NEWMAN, LEVAL, and SACK, Circuit Judges.


JON O. NEWMAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal concerns the scope of a district court's authority to approve a stipulation entered as a remedial order in protracted litigation involving claims of racial discrimination in police disciplinary proceedings. The stipulation, agreed to by the City of Bridgeport and the Bridgeport Guardians ("Guardians"), an organization of Black police officers, shifts authority for police discipline in cases initiated by police officers (or...

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