U.S. v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 88-1939.

869 F.2d 1033 (1989)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, Thomas W. Earth, Intervening Appellee, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 22, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied May 5, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael K. Fridkin, Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellant.

Kenneth N. Flaxman, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before CUMMINGS, WOOD and COFFEY, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied May 5, 1989.

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

This is another chapter in the lawsuit challenging the hiring and promotion practices of the Chicago Police Department. Plaintiff-appellee Thomas Earth was allowed to intervene in the suit on the ground that he was passed over for promotion to sergeant in violation of a court order directing that promotions be made according to rank on the 1979 sergeant's eligibility roster. Earth claimed...

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