McNAMARA v. CITY OF CHICAGO

Nos. 97-1783, 97-1784.

138 F.3d 1219 (1998)

James A. McNAMARA, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided March 18, 1998.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied April 21, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kimberly A. Sutherland (argued), Chicago, IL, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Sarah Vanderwicken, Despres, Schwartz & Geoghegan, Chicago, IL, J. Paula Roderick, Neal & Associates, Chicago, IL, Lawrence Rosenthal (argued), Jay M. Kertez, Office of the Corporation Counsel, Appeals Division, Chicago, IL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before POSNER, Chief Judge, and COFFEY and RIPPLE, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied April 21, 1998.*

POSNER, Chief Judge.

Nine white officers of the Chicago Fire Department brought this suit in 1993 against the City and City officials, charging racial discrimination in promotions. After a bench trial, the district judge gave judgment for the defendants and dismissed the suit. All of the plaintiff officers were lieutenants...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases