Bridgeport Guardians, Inc. v. City of Bridgeport

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

DALY, District Judge.

In this action plaintiffs claim that the defendants are using a racially discriminatory selection process for the promotion of police officers to the rank of sergeant in the Bridgeport Police Department. Plaintiffs allege that defendants’ promotion procedures violate sections 1981 and 1983 of Title 42 of the United States Code and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a). The parties having fully briefed the legal and factual issues raised at the consolidated preliminary injunction hearing and trial, this matter is now ready…