Legal Opinion
Cotter v. City of Boston
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided October 20, 1999No. Civil Action 99-11101-WGYPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
YOUNG, Chief Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
In 1997, eleven City of Boston police officers earned a score of 84 on the civil service sergeant’s exam, a certification test administered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Human Resources Division (the “Division”). Eight of these officers were “white” (the ‘White Officers”) and three were “black” (the “Black Officers”). 1 When the Boston Police Department (the “Police Department”) promoted only the Black Officers, the White Officers brought this action against the City of Boston (the “City”) and James J. Hartnett, Jr. (“Hart-nett”),…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Cotter v. Massachusetts Ass'n of Minority Law Enforcement OfficersCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
- Staveley v. City of LowellMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2008