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Chen loses retrial of racial discrimination case

August 29, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

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

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 divided over Chen appeal — City sees full chambers concerning discrimination suit

April 11, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly While Medina citizens are still divided on the issue, the Medina City Council is deciding what

Filed Under: Features, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Charles Lam, Chief Chen, Dan Sheeran, Jeffrey Chen, Marianne Jones, Mark Nelson, Medina City Council, Medina Mayor Michael Luis, Medina Police Chief Jeffrey Chen, Northwest Asian Weekly, Terry Drayton, Vol 32 No 16 | April 13 - April 19, WCIA, attention

Commentary: “Medina: Do the right thing”

April 8, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Medina recently lost a major racial discrimination lawsuit filed by former Police Chief Jeff Chen. Now, the city must decide whether to appeal or not. An appeal would be the wrong thing to do and a waste of taxpayers’ money. Here’s why …

Filed Under: Commentaries Tagged With: Chinese American, Donna Hanson, Jeffrey Chen, Judge Zilly, Marianne Jones, Northwest Asian Weekly, Police Chief Jeff Chen, President Reagan

Chen wins case, jury awards $2 million to former Medina chief

March 28, 2013 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Charles Lam Northwest Asian Weekly A federal jury found on Tuesday, March 26 that Medina city manager Donna Hanson’s firing of former Police Chief

Filed Under: Features, Profiles, Community News Tagged With: 2013, Charlie Chan, Chief Chen, Chinese Americans, City Manager Hanson, Donna Hanson, Ellen Lenhart, Federal Judge Thomas Zilly, Jeff Chen, Jeffrey Chen, Marianne Jones, Northwest Asian Weekly, Police Chief Jeffrey Chen, Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper, Suzanna Michael, Vol 32 No 14 | March 30 - April 5, Washington State, letter

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