Legal Opinion
Stockwell v. City of Harvey
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 12, 2010No. 09-2355PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, Rich Stockwell, Gary Stockwell, Ron DeYoung and Steve Ciecierski brought this action against the City of Harvey, Illinois (the “City”). They allege that the City failed to promote them within its fire department (the “Department”) on account of their race. The district court granted summary judgment for the City, and the plaintiffs appealed. For the reasons set forth in this opinion, we affirm the judgment of the district court.
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BACKGROUND
Because this is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment, we take the facts in the light most favorable to the…
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