Legal Opinion
Commonwealth v. O'Neill
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided November 17, 1983No. Civ. A. No. 70-3500PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*355MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
FULLAM, District Judge.
More than 13 years ago, plaintiffs brought this action to remedy perceived discrimination against blacks in the hiring and promotional practices of the Philadelphia Police Department. After years of litigation, addressed sequentially to various aspects of the overall problem, the parties have now presented for approval a proposed Consent Decree which would grant various forms of class-wide relief, and which would end the litigation.
The background may appropriately be summarized as follows: The litigation stemmed from a review by the Commonwealth of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Cotton v. HintonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. O'NEILLDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1972
- 10 Fair empl.prac.cas. 349, 9 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,033 John R. Patterson v. Newspaper and Mail Deliverers' Union of New York and Vicinity, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Newspaper and Mail Deliverers' Union of New York and Vicinity, Dominick Ventre, Intervenors, James v. Larkin, Intervenor-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- 5 Fair empl.prac.cas. 713, 5 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8448 Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (Intervenors Plaintiffs), Guardian Civic League (Intervenor Plaintiff) v. Joseph F. O'neill, in No. 72-1614. Appeal of Fraternal Order of Police, Defendants-Intervenors, in No. 72-1613Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1973
3Cited by10 opinions
- Anderson v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Walls v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1994
- Gaffney v. City of PhiladelphiaCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1999
- Johnston v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1994
- Anderson v. The City Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
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