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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 

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United States Court of Appeals 

For the First Circuit 

No. 14-1952 

PEDRO LOPEZ, individually and on behalf of a class of 

individuals similarly situated; ABEL CANO, individually and on 

behalf of a class of individuals similarly situated; KEVIN 

SLEDGE, individually and on behalf of a class of individuals 

similarly situated; CHARLES DE JESÚS, individually and on behalf 

of a class of individuals similarly situated; RICHARD BROOKS, 

individually and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly 

situated; MASSACHUSETTS HISPANIC LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSOCIATION, 

individually and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly 

situated; ROBERT ALVAREZ, individually and on behalf of a class 

of individuals similarly situated; SPENCER TATUM, individually 

and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly situated; 

SHUMEAND BENFOLD, individually and on behalf of a class of 

individuals similarly situated; ANGELA WILLIAMS-MITCHELL, 

individually and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly 

situated; GWENDOLYN BROWN, individually and on behalf of a class 

of individuals similarly situated; LYNETTE PRAILEAU, 

individually and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly 

situated; TYRONE SMITH, individually and on behalf of a class of 

individuals similarly situated; EDDY CHRISPIN, individually and 

on behalf of a class of individuals similarly situated; DAVID E. 

MELVIN, individually and on behalf of a class of individuals 

similarly situated; STEVEN MORGAN, individually and on behalf of 

a class of individuals similarly situated; WILLIAM E. IRAOLO, 

individually and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly 

situated; JOSÉ LOZANO, individually and on behalf of a class of 

individuals similarly situated; COURTNEY A. POWELL, individually 

and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly situated; 

JAMES L. BROWN, individually and on behalf of a class of 

individuals similarly situated; GEORGE CARDOZA, individually and 

on behalf of a class of individuals similarly situated; LARRY 

ELLISON, individually and on behalf of a class of individuals 

similarly situated; DAVID SINGLETARY, individually and on behalf 

of a class of individuals similarly situated; CHARISSE BRITTLE 

POWELL, individually and on behalf of a class of individuals 

similarly situated; CATHENIA D. COOPER-PATERSON, individually 

and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly situated; 

MOLWYN SHAW, individually and on behalf of a class of 

individuals similarly situated; LAMONT ANDERSON, individually 

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and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly situated; 

GLORIA KINKEAD, individually and on behalf of a class of 

individuals similarly situated; KENNETH GAINES, individually and 

on behalf of a class of individuals similarly situated; MURPHY 

GREGORY, individually and on behalf of a class of individuals 

similarly situated; JULIAN TURNER, individually and on behalf of 

a class of individuals similarly situated; NEVA GRICE, 

individually and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly 

situated; DELORES E. FACEY, individually and on behalf of a 

class of individuals similarly situated; LISA VENUS, 

individually and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly 

situated; RODNEY O. BEST, individually and on behalf of a class 

of individuals similarly situated; KAREN VANDYKE, individually 

and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly situated; 

ROBERT C. YOUNG, individually and on behalf of a class of 

individuals similarly situated; ROYLINE LAMB, individually and 

on behalf of a class of individuals similarly situated; LYNN 

DAVIS, individually and on behalf of a class of individuals 

similarly situated; JAMES A. JACKSON, individually and on behalf 

of a class of individuals similarly situated; JUAN ROSARIO, 

individually and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly 

situated; LOUIS ROSARIO, JR., individually and on behalf of a 

class of individuals similarly situated; OBED ALMEYDA, 

individually and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly 

situated; DEVON WILLIAMS, individually and on behalf of a class 

of individuals similarly situated; JULIO M. TOLEDO, individually 

and on behalf of a class of individuals similarly situated, 

Plaintiffs, Appellants, 

MARISOL NOBREGA, individually and on behalf of a class of 

individuals similarly situated, 

Plaintiff, 

v. 

CITY OF LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS; CITY OF METHUEN, MASSACHUSETTS; 

JOHN MICHAEL SULLIVAN, in his capacity as Mayor of the City of 

Lawrence, Massachusetts; WILLIAM MANZI, III, in his capacity as 

Mayor of the City of Methuen, Massachusetts; CITY OF LOWELL, 

MASSACHUSETTS; CITY OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS; APPOINTING 

AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF LOWELL, MASSACHUSETTS; MICHAEL 

O’BRIEN, in his capacity as City Manager of the City of 

Worcester, Massachusetts; CITY OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; CITY OF 

SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS; DOMENIC J. SARNO, JR., in his 

capacity as Mayor of the City of Springfield, Massachusetts; 

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MASSACHUSETTS BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; DANIEL GRABAUSKAS, 

in his capacity as General Manager, Massachusetts Bay 

Transportation Authority; BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE MASSACHUSETTS 

BAY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, 

Defendants, Appellees, 

WILLIAM F. MARTIN, in his capacity as Mayor of the City of 

Lowell, Massachusetts; KONSTANTINA B. LUKES, in her capacity as 

Mayor of the City of Worcester, Massachusetts; COMMONWEALTH OF 

MASSACHUSETTS; PAUL DIETL, in his capacity as Personnel 

Administrator for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 

Defendants. 

ERRATA SHEET 

The opinion of this Court issued on May 18, 2016, is amended 

as follows: 

On page 4, lines 40-41, insert "Massachusetts Municipal 

Association," between "Massachusetts Municipal Lawyers 

Association," and "National Public Employer Labor Relations 

Association". 

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