Legal Opinion
Nunez v. City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 5, 1998No. 97-55139PublishedCited by 238 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a Los Angeles police officer has a constitutionally protected property or liberty interest in promotion to higher rank.
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The Los Angeles Police Department (“LAPD”) administers an examination for police officers who wish to be promoted to the position of lieutenant. The test contains written and oral components. If a candidate scores high enough — 65% on the written portion and 70% overall — his or her name is added to a list of qualified prospects. The list is organized by bands, or groups, of scores; the Chief of Police must exhaust the…
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