Legal Opinion
Sandoval v. City of Chicago, Illinois
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 30, 2009No. 08-2699PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Chief Judge.
Two of Chicago’s police officers filed this suit under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301-35. They want to be sergeants. This position requires a competitive examination, which all candidates take simultaneously to curtail the risks of cheating. Chicago scheduled an exam for March 25, 2006. Juan Sandoval and Sidney Pennix then were on military duty— Sandoval in El Salvador and Pennix in Iraq. Both asked for an opportunity to take the test outside the United States. Ernst & Young administers Chicago’s civil-service exams…
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