BIGBY v. CITY OF CHICAGO

No. 87-2149.

871 F.2d 54 (1989)

William C. BIGBY, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, and Maurice Thoele, et al., Intervening Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CHICAGO and Chicago Police Department, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kenneth N. Flaxman, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiffs-appellees.

William Hedrick, Skokie, Ill., for intervening plaintiffs-appellants.

Frederick S. Rhine, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Ill., for defendants-appellees.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK and KANNE, Circuit Judges.


KANNE, Circuit Judge.

The intervening plaintiffs in this case challenge the denial of the City of Chicago's motion to vacate the district court's sua sponte order barring further promotions from existing Chicago police lieutenants' promotion rosters. For the reasons discussed below, we dismiss this appeal for lack of jurisdiction.

I. Background

A. Facts

In the early 1970's, several lawsuits were initiated against the City...

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