Sharkey v. City of Stamford

In this action the plaintiffs sought an injunction restraining the defendants from adding to the eligibility list for promotion to sergeant those police officers who successfully competed in a promotional examination with less than four years of seniority as of the date of the examination. The defendants moved to dismiss the action on the grounds that: (1) the plaintiffs had failed to exhaust administrative remedies; and (2) the plaintiffs lacked standing to institute the action. This motion was denied by the court, Coppeto, J. The defendants then filed an answer to the complaint, and the…