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COX v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Nos. 88-2598, 88-2599.

868 F.2d 217 (1989)

Elree COX, Jr., Norbert Diaz, Cortez Holland, Thessalonia Monegan, Mark O'Bannon, Ponder Richardson, Donald Smith, Matthew Thomas, and James Winbush, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF CHICAGO and Chicago Fire Fighters Union, Local 2, International Association of Fire Fighters, AFL-CIO, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

January 27, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Sugarman, Jacobs, Burns, Sugarman & Orlove, Mary L. Mikva, Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellants.

Stephen G. Seliger, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, CUMMINGS, and CUDAHY Circuit Judges.

BAUER, Chief Judge.

This case is before us on appeal from the district court's order granting plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction. 700 F.Supp. 921. Plaintiffs, black and Hispanic lieutenants who passed the captain exam but have not yet been promoted to captain, brought an action to enjoin application of the Chicago Fire Department's "Captain Eligibility Rule" ("Captain Rule") to the battalion chief exam, which was...

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