Detroit Avenue Merchant Sues the City of Lakewood
Owners of Just 4 Girlz claim that a building department officials made racist remarks during a recent inspection.
Correction: As of the publication of this story, law director Kevin Butler had not requested the audio recording of the incident. Just 4 Girlz, a Detroit Avenue women’s clothing store, has filed a federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination based on a recent city inspection. Filed by Just 4 Girlz co-owner Steven Kessler, the lawsuit claims that a city inspector made racist remarks during an August building inspection. Kessler’s wife, and co-owner of the boutique, Gloria Kessler, is of Hispanic heritage. “They told us not to hire brown-skinned people,” Steven Kessler told Lakewood Patch. “My wife hangs a Mexican flag, and they told us to hang an American flag. That’s illegal.” Kevin Butler, the city’s law director, who was one of nine …
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Jenette
5:29 pm on Wednesday, September 26, 2012
To Colin, So i hear you only post positive stuff about city no negative because your spouse owns a business here and was gonna have to close do to parking issues. But rumor has it you made a deal with the city and her customers can park in the parks parking area...hmm will city letall of us do that. I personally dont know the party here but its a shame your trying to run out small business owners more ›