Robinson v. V. D. (2024)

Citation: Robinson v. V. D. (2024)
Parent Document: Robinson v. V. D. (2024)
Jurisdiction: Connecticut (state)
Effective Date: 2024-11-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10282961/robinson-v-v-d/ ↗

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1004–1007, 293 A.3d 345 (2023). ‘‘The parties are civilian
         employees of the United States Coast Guard (Coast
         Guard). Michael Robinson works as a locksmith at the
         United States Coast Guard Academy in New London
         (academy) and previously served as an assistant coach
         for the academy’s skeet shooting team. Mary Robinson
         works as a human resources specialist at the Coast
         Guard headquarters. The defendant is employed as a
         carpenter/mason at the academy and, in 2019, was tem-
         porarily promoted to the new position of construction
         control inspector.
            ‘‘In late 2019 or early 2020, after applying for the full-
         time, permanent construction control inspector posi-
         tion, the defendant was informed that he had not been
         selected for the position. The defendant then resumed
         his job as a carpenter/mason. Thereafter, the defendant
         filed a formal, written grievance through his union rep-
         resentative [in which he] alleged that the plaintiffs were
         involved in a quid pro quo arrangement with the candi-
         date selected for the position and the official who had
         selected the candidate. The defendant also alleged that
         he was denied the position, in part, because of his
         known affiliation with the union . . . . A hearing took
         place, at which, the plaintiffs contend, the defendant
         made certain statements consistent with the allegations
         in the written grievance. Administrative officials with
         the Coast Guard subsequently investigated both of the
         plaintiffs and cleared them of any wrongdoing.
           ‘‘Thereafter, in June, 2020, the parties attended a com-
         petitive shooting event at a gun club in Burrillville,
         Rhode Island. After the event was over, Michael Rob-
         inson and the defendant had a verbal altercation in
         the parking lot, during which they exchanged certain
         insults. Thereafter, the defendant served an application
         for a [civil protection] order on Michael Robinson. A
         hearing took place in the Superior Court, which dis-
         missed the application.
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