Barbara ANNIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER, Ernest J. Colaneri, and Anthony M. Mosca, Defendants-Appellants

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• holding that discrimination experienced “before and after [a six-year] gap cannot be joined as a ‘continuing violation’”
• holding that evidence regarding events that took place years before the discriminatory acts at issue should have been excluded as it was prejudicial but “only minimally probative”
• reasoning that retired police officer would not have the opportunity to violate § 1983 and the Equal Protection Clause, which statute requires action taken under color of state law
• vacating judgment for new trial on compensatory and punitive damages for evi- dentiary reasons
• affirming that gender constitutes an impermissible consideration
• “[T]he only evidence of [the plaintiffs] emotional distress — her own testimony — is insufficient to warrant an award of compensatory damages for that injury.”

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