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VELEZ v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 05-3298.

442 F.3d 1043 (2006)

Elliot VELEZ and Alfonso Ortiz, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, a municipal corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 4, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kevin E. Bry (argued), Michael E. Lavelle (argued), Lavelle & Motta, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Benna R. Solomon, Christopher S. Norborg (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before FLAUM, Chief Judge, and BAUER and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.

FLAUM, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs-Appellants Elliot Velez ("Velez") and Alfonso Ortiz ("Ortiz") (collectively, "Plaintiffs") are both Hispanic Americans of Puerto Rican descent. Plaintiffs were employees of the Chicago Fire Department ("CFD"), working in the Community Services Division. Both held "exempt" positions, serving at the pleasure of the Fire Commissioner, who at the time was Edward Altman ("Altman"). At all times relevant to this appeal, Charles Burns ("Burns...

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