Legal Opinion
Rhoda Grizzell v. City of Columbus Division of Police
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided August 25, 2006No. 05-3026PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs-appellants, twelve Caucasian male and four Caucasian female officers of the Columbus Police Department (“CPD”), claim that they were denied promotions to the rank of sergeant on account of their race and gender. Plaintiffs brought suit against the City of Columbus’s Division of Police and CPD Chief James G. Jackson, alleging that they were discriminated against in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and Ohio law. Plaintiffs argue that Jackson, who is an African-American male,…
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