Date: 02-14-2003

Case Style: Kenneth Britt v. City of Bristow, Oklahoma

Case Number: 02-CV-791

Judge: James O. Ellison

Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma

Plaintiff's Attorney: Mark T. Hamby and Betsey Lois Whiteaker of Howard Widdows Bufogle & Vaughn, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Defendant's Attorney: Shanann Pinkham Passley and John Howard Lieber of Eller & Detrich, Tulsa, Oklahoma and Margaret McMorrow-Love, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Description: Employment discrimination claim by former Bristow, Oklahoma police chief who was demoted and placed on administrative leave after he was accused of making racially discriminatory remarks about Sgt. Howard Crawford, who is black. Britt claimed that any comment that he made was not racist and would taken out of context. Britt had been a member of the Bristow Police Department for 20 years.

Outcome: Settled for $72,000.00.

Plaintiff's Experts: Unavailable

Defendant's Experts: Unavailable

Comments: Reported by AKM