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UNITED STATES v. TOWN OF CICERO, ILL.

No. 85-2513.

786 F.2d 331 (1986)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TOWN OF CICERO, ILLINOIS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 20, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Yeoman, Asst. Atty. Gen., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant.

Alan Rosen, Neistein, Richman, Hauslinger & Young, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before BAUER and POSNER, Circuit Judges, and FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

The United States brought this Title VII action against the Town of Cicero challenging certain Cicero ordinances on the grounds that these ordinances discriminate against blacks. The ordinances prohibit anyone who has not lived in Cicero for a minimum number of years from applying for a municipal job. The United States sought a preliminary injunction to enjoin enforcement of the ordinances and the district court denied the motion. The case is...

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