Legal Opinion
Lawrence MacKin v. City of Boston
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 6, 1992No. 91-2207PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Thirty-five white male applicants for positions in the Boston Fire Department (the Department) filed suit in the district court on September 14, 1989. Tlje plaintiffs alleged that a bevy of named defendants, including the City of Boston, various municipal officials, and the state personnel administrator, discriminated against them on the basis of race both in constituting an eligibility list and in making appointments to positions within the Department by means of the list. 1 The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
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