Filed Date: Oct. 24, 2022
Case Ongoing
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This is a case about racial discrimination in employment conditions at the Maryland Department of State Police. The corresponding DOJ investigation, filed three months prior, can be found here. The plaintiffs, three officers of color employed by the defendant, Maryland Department of State Police, filed this class action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on October 24, 2022, on behalf of themselves and similarly situated officers. In their complaint, they alleged that the defendants engaged in discriminatory employment practices in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment and Title VII as well as a state law analogue by over-disciplining and under-promoting officers of color. Additionally, the plaintiffs asserted that their attempts to raise complaints about their experiences resulted in retaliation in violation of the First Amendment. As such, the plaintiffs sought compensatory damages, injunctive and declaratory relief, and attorneys’ fees. Judge Deborah L. Boardman was assigned to the case.
This case is ongoing.
Summary Authors
Claire Butler (12/30/2022)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65631762/parties/tribue-v-maryland-department-of-state-police/
Boardman, Deborah L. (Maryland)
Shinnar, Michal (Maryland)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/65631762/tribue-v-maryland-department-of-state-police/
Last updated March 8, 2024, 3:08 a.m.
State / Territory: Maryland
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Key Dates
Filing Date: Oct. 24, 2022
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
The plaintiffs are three officers of color employed by the Maryland Department of State Police.
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: No
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: Yes
Class Action Outcome: Pending
Defendants
Maryland Department of State Police (Baltimore), State
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Case Details
Causes of Action:
Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e
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Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Nature of Relief:
Source of Relief:
Issues
General:
Jails, Prisons, Detention Centers, and Other Institutions:
Discrimination-area:
Harassment / Hostile Work Environment
Other Conditions of Employment (including assignment, transfer, hours, working conditions, etc)
Discrimination-basis:
Race: