Legal Opinion
Black Law Enforcement Officers Ass'n v. City of Akron
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided July 22, 1987No. Nos. 86-3087, 86-3242PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs in this employment discrimination action appeal from the district court’s order granting them preliminary injunctive relief. Plaintiffs also appeal from the district court’s ruling on a motion in limine involving a statute of limitations question and a related evidentiary issue. For the reasons set forth below, we affirm in part and reverse in part.
This appeal involves two complaints that were filed by overlapping groups of black police officers of the City of Akron challenging the promotion policy of the City’s police department. On September…
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