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AURIEMMA v. RICE

No. 90-3142.

957 F.2d 397 (1992)

John AURIEMMA, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Fred RICE, Defendant, and City of Chicago, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided February 28, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark L. LeFevour (argued), Callahan, Fitzpatrick, Lakoma & McGlynn, Oak Brook, Ill., John L. Gubbins, Gubbins & Associates, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Jean Dobrer, Asst. Corp. Counsel (argued), Matthew J. Piers, Gessler, Flynn, Fleischmann, Hughes & Socol, Phillip H. Snelling, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Lawrence Rosenthal, Deputy Corp. Counsel, Henry F. Field, James D. Montgomery, Montgomery & Associates, Earl L. Neal, Langdon D. Neal, Shelli D. Williams, Neal & Associates, Chicago, Ill., D. Rainell Rains, Skokie, Ill., Kelly R. Welsh, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Appeals Div., Chicago, Ill., for defendant-appellee.

Before EASTERBROOK, RIPPLE and MANION, Circuit Judges.

EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.

After becoming Superintendent of Police in Chicago, Fred Rice reshuffled the senior ranks of the Department. Thirteen black officers were promoted and no black officers were demoted; nine white officers were promoted and twenty-five demoted; three Hispanic officers were promoted and one demoted; six positions were abolished. Rice offered no reason at the time (December 1983) other than that he felt more "comfortable" with the newly promoted...

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