Legal Opinion
Castro v. Beecher
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided August 7, 1981No. Civ. A. 70-1220-C, 74-2982-C, 72-3060-C and 73-269-CPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAFFREY, Chief Judge.
These four cases, all of which have long since gone to judgment, are before the Court on motions filed by the plaintiffs in each case to modify prior remedial orders. All four cases raise substantially the same legal issue, i. e. may the City of Boston in conducting reductions in force in the Boston Police and Fire Departments decide which police officers and which firemen to terminate on the basis of seniority as directed by M.G.L. c. 31 § 39, or must the City of Boston maintain the percentage of minority representation existing as of July 6, 1981 by persons who…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- United States v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Brown v. NeebCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Castro v. BeecherDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1971
- Boston Chapter, NAACP, Inc. v. BeecherDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1974
- Castro v. BeecherDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1973
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Stotts v. Memphis Fire DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Sullivan v. City of SpringfieldCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2009
- Boston Chapter, NAACP v. BeecherCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Boston Chapter, NAACP v. BeecherCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
- Boston Chapter, NAACP v. BeecherCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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