Legal Opinion
Cox v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 27, 1989No. Nos. 88-2598, 88-2599PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
This case is before us on appeal from the district court’s order granting plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. 700 F.Supp. 921. Plaintiffs, black and Hispanic lieutenants who passed the captain exam but have not yet been promoted to captain, brought an action to enjoin application of the Chicago Fire Department’s “Captain Eligibility Rule” (“Captain Rule”) to the battalion chief exam, which was scheduled to be given on August 13, 1988. The Captain Rule provides that “only Captains in the Fire Department shall be eligible for the examination of Battalion Chief in…
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