Legal Opinion
Com. of Pennsylvania v. O'NEILL
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided April 28, 1977No. Civ. A. 70-3500PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FULLAM, District Judge.
Plaintiffs have petitioned for an award of counsel fees and expenses in this long and complex litigation challenging the hiring and promotional practices of the Police Department of the city of Philadelphia on racial grounds. The action was filed in 1970. Plaintiffs sought preliminary injunctive relief against the use of the existing entrance examinations, background investigation processes and promotional examinations. After extensive preliminary proceed ings, I concluded that significant disparate impact upon racial minorities had been shown in…
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Marvin Jones, on His Own Behalf and on Behalf of Those Similarly Situated v. Fred R. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Rodriguez v. TaylorCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Gagne v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- Herrera v. ValentineCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Gagne v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
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