SHEGERIAN & ASSOCIATES FILES FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS SUIT ON BEHALF OF FIVE POLICE OFFICERS AGAINST GLENDALE POLICE DEPARTMENT ALLEGING SYSTEMIC MISTREATMENT OF ARMENIAN CIVILIANS AND OFFICERS
Business Wire
January 26, 2010 Tuesday 5:00 PM GMT
Los Angeles
Carney R. Shegerian, founder of Shegerian & Associates, a Santa
Monica-based law firm specializing in employee rights, disclosed
the filing of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed this past week
on behalf of five Glendale Police Officers of Armenian background
against the Glendale Police Department alleging systemic and continuous
discriminatory, harassing and retaliatory conduct based on ethnicity.
The lawsuit alleges that Armenian civilians have been consistently
mistreated by this police department responsible for policing Glendale.
"In this day and age, it’s remarkable the Glendale Police Department
has allowed itself to systemically discriminate against an ethic group
that, in large part, fled their homelands to avoid ethic persecution,"
Shegerian says. The City of Glendale is home to approximately 198,000
people, approximately half of which are Armenian. "That a police
department in the heart of this Armenian community employs only
15 Armenian officers out of its approximate 270 person workforce is
statistically outrageous," Shegerian says. "The odds that this occurred
without any discriminatory intent is statistically impossible."
The five police officers, who cumulatively have worked for the
Glendale Police Department for over 40 years, allege continuous
direct discriminatory and abuses practices against themselves and
the general public. The five officers allege failures to promote,
continuous harassment and ultimately retaliation against them when they
spoke out against the discriminatory practices. They also allege that
Armenian suspects are over-charged by fellow officers who have made
many numerous disparaging comments about Armenians and the Armenian
community they are supposed to serve and protect.
An experienced trial attorney, Shegerian has tried many jury trials
to verdict in both state and federal court, always representing
individuals that have suffered financial or emotional losses and have
been wronged by employers, including major corporations. Shegerian
has built a remarkable career on helping those who have been wronged
in the workplace. He remains undefeated in federal jury trials and
has won 14 seven figure verdicts representing employees.
Located in the City of Santa Monica, Shegerian & Associates is a law
firm specifically focused on protecting the rights of employees who
have been wronged by their employers. Richly experienced in labor
and employment law and possessing an unparalleled success record
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