Legal Opinion
Marilyn Johnson v. City of Memphis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 28, 2011No. 10-5252UnpublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOOD, District Judge.
Defendant City of Memphis (“City”) appeals the district court’s issuance of a preliminary injunction requiring it to immediately promote twenty-eight Plaintiffs to the rank of lieutenant within its police department. For the following reasons, we AFFIRM the district court’s order.
I. Background
This lawsuit consists of three consolidated cases challenging promotional processes utilized by the Memphis Police Department. Johnson v. City of Mem/phis, No. 00-2608 (“Johnson I ”) challenged the process utilized in 2000 (“the 2000 process”). Johnson v. City of Memphis, No. 04-2017…
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