Legal Opinion
Elliot Velez and Alfonso Ortiz v. City of Chicago, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 4, 2006No. 05-3298PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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”), an African American, was Commander of the CFD’s Public Education Unit, which included the Community Services Division.…
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