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RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL 94 v. RHODE ISLAND

C.A. No. 08-385 S.

705 F.Supp.2d 165 (2010)

RHODE ISLAND COUNCIL 94, A.F.S.C.M.E., AFL-CIO, Cindy Paquin, Linda Loveday, and Nancy Carinha, Plaintiffs, v. State of RHODE ISLAND, Donald L. Carcieri, in his capacity as Governor of the State of Rhode Island, Jerome F. Williams, in his capacity as Director of the Department of Administration, Frank T. Caprio, in his capacity as General Treasurer, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

April 13, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carly B. Iafrate, Esq., Providence, RI, Gerard P. Cobleigh, Esq., Cobleigh & Giacobbe, Warwick, RI, Attorneys for Plaintiffs.

Thomas A. Palombo, Esq., Attorney General's Office, Jeffrey J. Greer, Esq., Governor's Office of Executive Counsel, Kernan King, Esq., Governor's Office, Executive Counsel, Providence, RI, Attorneys for Defendant.

OPINION AND ORDER

WILLIAM E. SMITH, District Judge.

In the midst of its most recent fiscal crisis, the Defendant State of Rhode Island1 sought to tighten its belt by enacting legislation that reduced the amount the State would spend on retiree health benefits. At the center of this dispute are amendments to R.I. Gen. Laws § 36-12-4 (LexisNexis Supp. 2009) (among others) (hereinafter "Article 4"), which went into effect...

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