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COM. OF PENNSYLVANIA v. O'NEILL

Civ. A. No. 70-3500.

431 F.Supp. 700 (1977)

COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA et al., Plaintiffs, v. Joseph F. O'NEILL et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

As Amended April 28, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. Vogel, Dept. of Justice, Robert Reinstein, Henry W. Sawyer, III, Alan F. Klein, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiffs.

James M. Penny, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

FULLAM, District Judge.

Plaintiffs have petitioned for an award of counsel fees and expenses in this long and complex litigation challenging the hiring and promotional practices of the Police Department of the city of Philadelphia on racial grounds. The action was filed in 1970. Plaintiffs sought preliminary injunctive relief against the use of the existing entrance examinations, background investigation processes and promotional examinations...

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