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Chen loses retrial of racial discrimination case

August 29, 2014 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly A 12-person jury which included one Asian American determined that former Medina police Chief Jeffrey Chen was not a victim of racial discrimination which forced him out of his job. The U.S. District Court of Western Washington verdict contrasts the original jury decision which awarded Chen $2 million. Although […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Asian American, Chief Jeffrey Chen, Chinese, City Manager Donna Hanson, District Court, Marianne Jones, Northwest Asian Weekly, Seattle Police Department, Thanksgiving, Western Washington

Chen trial set for August 11th

July 24, 2014 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly Jeffrey Chen’s long wait for his retrial to determine whether he was the victim of racial discrimination will soon come to an end when his lawsuit<!–more–> against the City of Medina goes to trial August 11th. Chen, the former police chief of Medina, filed a lawsuit on December 16, […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Chinese American, City Manager Donna Hanson, Jason Cruz, Jeffrey Chen, Judge Thomas Zilly, Judge Zilly, Medina City Council, Medina Police Department, North Face, Northwest Asian Weekly, Thanksgiving, Vol 33 No 31 | July 26 - August 1

Trial postponed in Jeff Chen case of discrimination

May 2, 2014 By Jason Cruz

By Jason Cruz Northwest Asian Weekly The jury trial of ousted Medina Police Chief Jeffrey Chen has been postponed from the original date of April 28. The trial, which will take place in Western Washington District Court, is scheduled to begin July 28, 2014.<!–more–> Chen filed a lawsuit on Dec. 16, 2011, against the City […]

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2011, 2014, Charlie Chan, Chinese American, City Manager Donna Hanson, Jason Cruz, Jeff Chen, Jeffrey Chen, Judge Thomas Zilly, Judge Zilly, Medina Police Chief Jeffrey Chen, Northwest Asian Weekly, Vol 33 No 19 | May 3 - May 9, Western Washington District Court

COMMENTARY: No Justice For Jeff Chen

September 13, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Doug Chin Special to the Northwest Asian Weekly The decision by federal Judge Thomas Zilly to overturn the unanimous verdict of an eight-person jury that the City of Medina and City Manager Donna Hanson fired Police Chief Jeff Chen because of racial discrimination and to order a new trial was atrocious.

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2013, Bill Russell, Chinese Americans, City Manager Donna Hanson, City Manager Hanson, Doug Chin, Judge Thomas Zilly, Judge Zilly, Marianne Jones, Police Chief Jeff Chen, Rick Barry, Sergio Garcia, Thanksgiving, Tiger Woods, Vol 32 No 38 | September 14 - September 20, turkey

COMMENTARY: Fire the Medina City Manager

May 17, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Doug Chin SPECIAL TO THE NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY In March, an eight-person federal jury found the City of Medina and City Manager Donna Hanson guilty of firing former Police Chief Jeffrey Chen because of his race. As Chen’s attorney Marianne Jones stated, Hanson fired Chen because of  “old school racism.”

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: 2011, 2013, African American, Asian Americans, Bill Russell, Chinese, City Manager Donna Hanson, Doug Chin, Marianne Jones, Medina City Council, Pacific Islanders, Police Chief Jeffrey Chen, Rick Barry, TV, Thanksgiving, Vol 32 No 21 | May 18 - May 24, turkey

Medina Ex-Police Chief Chen trial set to begin

February 15, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Staff Northwest Asian Weekly Former Medina Police Chief Jeffrey Chen’s wrongful-termination lawsuit against the city of Medina will finally be seeing a trial by jury. However, the lawsuit will be without several claims that were thrown out by the judge. The trial is scheduled to begin on March 11. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas […]

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2010, 2011, 2013, Among Lenhart, Bill Gates, Chief Chen, City Manager Donna Hanson, District Court Judge Thomas Zilly, Ellen Lenhart, Former Medina Police Chief Jeffrey Chen, Hunts Point, Jeffrey Chen, MPD, Mayor Bret Jordan, Medina City Council, Neither Jeff Chen, Vol 32 No 8 | February 16 - February 22, letter

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