Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit December 15, 2003, Docket Nos. 02-717(L), 02-7470(XAP), 02-7449(CON) (Tsombanidis v. West Haven Fire Department)

WESLEY, Circuit Judge.

I. Background

The district court has written three opinions in this matter that carefully and clearly recite the facts of this case. See Tsombanidis v. City of W. Haven, 129 F.Supp.2d 136 (D.Conn.2001) (Tsombanidis I); Tsombanidis v. City of W. Haven, 180 F.Supp.2d 262 (D.Conn.2001) (Tsombanidis II); Tsombanidis v. City of W. Haven, 208 F.Supp.2d 263 (D.Conn.