Legal Opinion
United States of America, and Ann Erwin, Intervening v. City of Chicago, William C. Bigby, and Ann Erwin, Intervening v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 24, 1989No. 88-1959, 88-1961PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Ann Erwin and other white female sergeants in the Chicago police force appeal from Judge Marshall’s refusal to allow them to intervene in two suits attacking discrimination, and from his subsequent refusal to recuse himself from continuing to preside over the suits.
The first suit, United States v. City of Chicago, had been brought in 1973 by the Department of Justice against the City of Chicago. It charged discrimination against blacks, Hispanics, and women in both initial hiring and promotion to sergeant. Judge Marshall granted a final injunction in 1976 that required…
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