HOWE v. CITY OF AKRON

Nos. 14-3352, 13-4172, 13-4268.

801 F.3d 718 (2015)

William HOWE, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees/Cross-Appellants, v. CITY OF AKRON, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: September 17, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Benjamin C. Sassé , Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland, OH, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Bruce B. Elfvin , Elfvin & Besser, Cleveland, OH, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants. ON BRIEF: Benjamin C. Sassé , Irene C. Keyse-Walker , Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland, OH, Cheri B. Cunningtham , Patricia Ambrose-Rubright , Michael J. Defibaugh , City of Akron, Akron, OH, Aretta K. Bernard , Karen D. Adinolfi , Roetzel & Andress, LPA, Akron, OH, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee. Bruce B. Elfvin , Barbara Kaye Besser , Stuart Torch , Elfvin & Besser, Cleveland, OH, Dennis R. Thompson , Christy B. Bishop , Thompson & Bishop Law Offices, Akron, OH, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Before: MOORE and COOK, Circuit Judges; COHN, District Judge.


OPINION

In 2004, Defendant-Appellant City of Akron administered promotional examinations for firefighters for the ranks of Lieutenant and Captain. The Plaintiffs-Appellees are Akron firefighters who took the examinations, but were not promoted. They filed this lawsuit, alleging that the promotional process...

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