Legal Opinion
Pennsylvania v. O'Neill
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 8, 1973No. Nos. 72-1613, 72-1614PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
2Per curiam
The defendants appeal from an order dated July 7, 1972 granting a preliminary injunction pending final hearing. 348 F.Supp. 1084 (E.D.Pa.1972). The complaint challenges the hiring and promotion procedures of the Police Department of the City of Philadelphia as vio-lative of the Civil Rights Acts. 42 U.S. C. §§ 1981-1983. The alleged violations involve discrimination in hiring black applicants and in promoting black police officers. After a hearing the district court entered the order appealed from, which granted interim injunctive relief both with respect to hiring…
3Cases cited1 opinion
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. O'NEILLDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
4Cited by1 opinion
- 5 Fair empl.prac.cas. 713, 5 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8448 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Intervenors Plaintiffs), Guardian Civic League (Intervenor Plaintiff) v. Joseph F. O'neill, in No. 72-1614. Appeal of Fraternal Order of Police, Defendants-Intervenors, in No. 72-1613Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973