Legal Opinion
United States of America v. City of Chicago, Appeal of Linda Augustus and Appeal of Suzanne Baker, Petitioning-Intervenors
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 27, 1986No. 85-2027, 85-2056PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This consolidated appeal concerns two sets of parties that seek to intervene in the longstanding litigation involving the hiring and promotion practices of the Chicago Police Department. In 1976, the district court for the Northern District of Illinois found that these practices discriminated against black and Hispanic men and against women. New tests have since been offered. The group of proposed intervenors led by Suzanne Baker (the “Baker petitioners”) are 34 black and white women and white men who passed the 1981 hiring exam but have not been called to the assessment…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Firefighters Local Union No. 1784 v. StottsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- United States of America v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1977
- Gary South v. Charles RoweCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- United States of America, and Mary Laura Brookins v. South Bend Community School CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- United States v. 36.96 Acres of LandCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
- United States of America, and Ann Erwin, Intervening v. City of Chicago, William C. Bigby, and Ann Erwin, Intervening v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- United States v. New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- United States v. State Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- United States v. City of Chicago, Appeal of Pete O'sullivan, Petitioning-IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- United States of America v. City of Chicago, Appeal of Jacquelyn KimberCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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