Lopez v. City of Lawrence, Massachusett

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
 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;
 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".