Legal Opinion
San Antonio Hispanic Police Officers' Organization, Inc. v. City of San Antonio
District Court, W.D. Texas
Decided June 12, 1999No. Civ.A. SA-94-CA-242-FBPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER APPROVING IN PART AND DISAPPROVING IN PART CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT
BIERY, District Judge.
PROLOGUE AND SYNOPSIS
The matter before the Court is about the promotion system of the San Antonio Police Department (“SAPD”). It arises out of conflict between and among diverse and strong personalities and groups within the department. Although filed in 1994 by the San Antonio Hispanic Officers’ Organization, Inc. (“SAHPOO”) alleging ethnic discrimination, the case has its antecedents in the past 150 years of South Texas history. White v. Regester, 412 U.S. 755, 767-68, 93 S.Ct. 2332, 37 L.Ed.2d 314…
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