Myers v. Garmire

Petitioners, members of the City of Miami Police department, appeal a final judgment in favor of the City of Miami police chief, the City manager, and executive secretary of the civil service board in an action seeking to enjoin the abolishment of an eligible register containing certain grandfathered promotional positions and requiring the City manager to promote petitioners to the rank of sergeant by filling these grandfathered positions from the register.

Prior to 1963 the City of Miami police department personnel was divided into two categories, uniform and detective, with separate…