Frank Ricci, et al.
Petitioners
Karen Lee Torre, Counsel of Record In 2003, Frank Ricci, Michael Blatchley, Greg Boivin, Gary Carbone, Michael Christoforo, Ryan DiVito, Steven Durand, William Gambardella, Brian Jooss, Matthew Marcarelli, Thomas J. Michaels, Sean Patton, Christopher Parker, Edward Riordan, Timothy Scanlon, Benjamin Vargas, John Vendetto, and Mark Vendetto were among a group of New Haven, Connecticut, firefighters who took an exam the city had commissioned to select individuals to be promoted to command vacancies in the New Haven Fire Department. The test included a written job-knowledge examination followed by a comprehensive structured oral assessment of applicants’ skills and abilities to command others…
