Case 3:18-cv-01734-RNC Document 1 Filed 10/22/18 Page 1 of 8
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT
CIVIL ACTION NO. HELLYN RIGGINS Plaintiff, V. TOWN OF BERLIN Defendant. October 22, 2018
COMPLAINT JURISDICTION AND VENUE 1.
This suit is brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
("Title VII"), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act ("CFEPA"), C.G.S. § 42a-60, et seq. 2.
Jurisdiction of this Court is invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1331 and §
1343. With respect to the state law claim, this Court also has supplemental jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1367, in that the state law claim is so related to the federal claim that they form part of the same case or controversy under Article III of the United States Constitution. 3.
Venue in this district is appropriate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1391 because
this is the district in which the discriminatory conduct occurred.