Legal Opinion

Joseph Paskvan v. City of Cleveland Civil Service Commission Mitchel J. Brown Howard E. Rudolph and George v. Voinovich, Mayor, City of Cleveland

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 18, 1991No. 90-3711PublishedCited by 234 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WELLFORD, Senior Circuit Judge.

Joseph Paskvan is a police officer employed by the City of Cleveland (the City). In June 1987, he passed an exam given by the City to determine eligibility for promotion to the rank of sergeant. His eligibility was certified in November 1987. Pa-skvan allegedly ranked third on the eligibility list. Paskvan averred that it was the policy of Cleveland to promote from the eligibility list in the order of rank. In September 1988, all the top 18 candidates eligible for promotion, except Paskvan, were granted promotion. Paskvan was passed over in February and…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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  3. Hudson v. PalmerSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Daniels v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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3Cited by234 opinions

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