Legal Opinion
John Auriemma v. Fred Rice, and City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 28, 1992No. 90-3142PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
After becoming Superintendent of Police in Chicago, Fred Rice reshuffled the senior ranks of the Department. Thirteen black officers were promoted and no black officers . were demoted; nine white officers were promoted and twenty-five demoted; three Hispanic officers were promoted and one demoted; six positions were abolished. Rice offered no reason at the time (December 1983) other than that he felt more “comfortable” with the newly promoted officers, and none since other than that he wanted executives who “accepted his management style.” Eighteen of the demoted…
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