Legal Opinion
Minority Police Officers Ass'n of South Bend v. City of South Bend
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 10, 1983No. 83-1497PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Eleven policemen in South Bend, Indiana, and the Minority Police Officers Association of South Bend, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for declaratory and injunc-tive relief against the City of South Bend and various city officials, alleging that between 1973 and 1981 (when the suit was filed) the defendants had discriminated against blacks and Hispanics both in hiring and in promotions. The individual plaintiffs are black and Hispanic policemen employed by South Bend, and the Association is composed entirely of such persons. The district court, 555 F.Supp. 921,…
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3Cited by53 opinions
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