HOPP v. CITY OF PITTSBURGH

Nos. 98-3411, 98-3427.

194 F.3d 434 (1999)

Michael HOPP; Lawrence T. Skinger; Charles S. Knox; Brian E. Dayton; Mark Joyce; Harry R. Lutton; John E. Shamlin v. THE CITY OF PITTSBURGH; The Civil Service Commission of the City of Pittsburgh (D.C. Civil No. 93-00351) Robert T. Gross; Donald J. Hamlin; Michael Hopp; Joseph M. Dinnien v. The City of Pittsburgh (D.C. Civil No. 93-01009) The City of Pittsburgh; The Civil Service Commission of the City of Pittsburgh, Appellants

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided October 14, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jaqueline R. Morrow, Randall C. Marshall (argued), City of Pittsburgh Department of Law, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorneys for Appellants.

Samuel J. Cordes (argued), Ogg, Jones, Cordes & Ignelzi, Pittsburgh, PA, Attorney for Appellees.

Before: GREENBERG and ALITO, Circuit Judges, and DOWD, District Judge.


OPINION OF THE COURT

ALITO, Circuit Judge:

Nine police officers brought this employment discrimination action against the City of Pittsburgh. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, and judgment was entered accordingly. For the reasons explained below, we affirm.

I.

In 1992, the City of Pittsburgh (the "City") offered an early retirement incentive to its police officers. This incentive permitted any officer who was 50 years...

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