Legal Opinion
Matthew Bonnstetter v. City of Chicago
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 3, 2016No. 14-2977, 14-3573PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Eight plaintiffs-appellants in two cases, consolidated here on appeal (collectively the “Applicants”), applied for the position of police officer with the Chicago Police Department (“CPD”). All of the Applicants were, for various reasons, disqualified from consideration for the position. They then sued the City of Chicago (the “City”), claiming violations of the City’s 2011 Hiring Plan (the “Hiring Plan”), violations of the Settlement Order and Accord entered in Shakman v. Democratic Organization of Cook Co., 481 F.Supp. 1315 (N.D.Ill.1979) (the “Shakman Accord”), and…
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