Any person who has filed a complaint with the commission in accordance with section 46a-82 and who has obtained a release of jurisdiction in accordance with section 46a-83a or 46a-101 , may bring an action in the superior court for the judicial district in which the discriminatory practice is alleged to have occurred, the judicial district in which the respondent transacts business or the judicial district in which the complainant resides, except any action involving a state agency or official may be brought in the superior court for the judicial district of Hartford.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-100
Discriminatory practice: Cause of action upon release from commission
Applied in 21 court decisions — leading case 507 F. Supp. 2d 179 - Wilks v. Elizabeth Arden, Inc. (2007)
Most recently applied in 172 F. Supp. 3d 568 - Pawlow v. Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection (March 2016)
(P.A. 88-230, S. 1, 12; P.A. 90-98, S. 1, 2; P.A. 91-331, S. 1; P.A. 93-142, S. 4, 7, 8; P.A. 95-220, S. 4–6; P.A. 98-245, S. 6, 14; June Sp
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