Case 1:15-cv-00059-SCY-KBM Document 2 Filed 01/21/15 Page 1 of 4 ANNE JANAN, Plaintiff, IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW MEXICO vs. No. OFFICER SHELDON, ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT, RICHARD J. BERRY, Mayor of Albuquerque, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, SUSANNA MARTINEZ, Governor of the State of New Mexico, THE NEW MEXICO LAW ENFORCEMENT ACADEMY BOARD, NEW MEXICO WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS, and THE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Defendants. NOTICE OF REMOVAL Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1441(b), 1442, and 1446(a), Officer Gerald Shelden (incorrectly spelled and styled by Plaintiff as Sheldon ), the Albuquerque Police Department, Richard J. Berry, and the City of Albuquerque ( City ) (collectively City Defendants ), give Notice of Removal to this Court of the civil action filed in the Second Judicial District of New Mexico, County of Bernalillo, Cause No. D-202-CV-2014-07839, by Anne Janan ( Plaintiff ) against the Defendants, and as grounds states: 1. On December 19, 2014, the Complaint for Breach of Contract, Discrimination in Hiring, for Personal Injury, Damages, Appeals of the EEOC and New Mexico Workforce Solutions Decisions was filed in this action. The state court record is submitted herewith. 2. The claims stated against the Defendants in this case are subject to the jurisdiction of this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1331 and are removable pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1441(a) because the Complaint is founded on a claim or right arising under the Constitution, treaties, or Janan v. Shelden et al. Page 1 of 4
Case 1:15-cv-00059-SCY-KBM Document 2 Filed 01/21/15 Page 2 of 4 laws of the United States. Specifically, the Complaint alleges that the Albuquerque Police Department s physical agility requirements for Police Officers and Police Service Aides are discriminatory, and adversely impact the hiring opportunities for women and people over 40 in the hiring process, as well as the disabled. Compl. 28. Plaintiff alleges a violation of the laws enforced by the EEOC (Compl. 26), and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. 3. Additionally, under 28 U.S.C. 1442(a)(1), a civil action commenced against an agency of the United States may be removed to federal court. Willingham v. Morgan, 395 U.S. 402, 406 (1969). Defendant Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is an agency of the United States. 4. Further, to the extent, if any, defendant complains of common law torts against an agency of the United States, this action is controlled by the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. 1346 and 2671, and arises under federal law for purposes of 28 U.S.C. 1331. 5. An actual controversy exists because the Complaint alleges the Defendants deprived Plaintiff of her civil rights pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. 6. This Notice is filed in this Court within thirty days after receipt of the Summons and Complaint on the Defendant, as required by 28 U.S.C. 1446(b). 7. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 1446(d), copies of the Notice of Removal will be promptly given to all adverse parties and a copy of the Notice of Removal will be filed with the Clerk of the Second Judicial District Court, County of Bernalillo, State of New Mexico. 8. All Defendants consent to this removal. Janan v. Shelden et al. Page 2 of 4
Case 1:15-cv-00059-SCY-KBM Document 2 Filed 01/21/15 Page 3 of 4 9. A copy of all process and pleadings that have been served upon the City Defendants are attached in this Notice of Removal. 10. City Defendants hereby demands a trial by a six (6) person jury on all issues contained herein. Respectfully submitted: CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE Jenica L. Jacobi Interim City Attorney /s/melissa M. Kountz Melissa M. Kountz Samantha M. Hults Marie Legrand Miller Kellie J. Garcia Assistant City Attorneys P. O. Box 2248 Albuquerque, NM 87103 Phone: (505) 768-4500; Fax: (505) 768-4440 Janan v. Shelden et al. Page 3 of 4
Case 1:15-cv-00059-SCY-KBM Document 2 Filed 01/21/15 Page 4 of 4 Certificate of Service I certify that on this 21 st day of January, 2015, I served the following by the method and at the address shown for each person. U.S. Mail and e-mail to: Anne Janan 9125 Mescalero Rd. NE Albuquerque, NM 87102 annejanan@live.com E-mail to: Ned Fuller Lara White-Davis NM General Services Department Risk Management Division Legal Bureau PO Box 6850 Santa Fe, NM 87502-6850 ned.fuller@state.nm.us lara.white-davis@state.nm.us Richard Word Office of the Attorney General New Mexico Law Enforcement Academy Board PO Box 1508 Santa Fe, NM 87504-1508 rword@nmag.gov Laura Ardito General Attorney Office of Legal Counsel Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 131 M Street, NE Washington, DC 20507 laura.ardito@eeoc.gov Karen F. Grohman Assistant United States Attorney P.O. Box 607 Albuquerque, New Mexico 87103 (505) 346-7274 Karen.Grohman@usdoj.gov Elizabeth A. Garcia Attorney, Office of the General Counsel NM Department of Workforce Solutions PO Box 1928 Albuquerque, NM 87103-1928 ElizabethA.Garcia@state.nm.us /s/ Melissa M. Kountz Melissa M. Kountz Janan v. Shelden et al. Page 4 of 4
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