Legal Opinion
Costa v. Markey
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided December 3, 1982No. 81-1361PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
We granted the plaintiff’s petition for a rehearing to examine the effect on this case of the Supreme Court’s decision in Connecticut v. Teal, 457 U.S. 440, 102 S.Ct. 2525, 73 L.Ed.2d 130 (1982). Because we find that Teal mandates a reversal of our prior opinion, we restate the relevant facts.
The New Bedford Police Department makes appointments for police officers from a list of eligible applicants that is certified to it by the state civil service personnel division. The lists at issue in this case were derived from a 1972 written examination for the position of police…
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