Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit December 1, 1981, Nos. 80-2003, 81-1133 (Bronze Shields, Inc. v. New Jersey Department of Civil Service)

lead-opinion

OPINION OF THE COURT

VAN DUSEN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs charged defendants in a two-count complaint with discriminating on the basis of race and ethnic origin in the hiring and promotion of police officers in the Newark, New Jersey, police department. Plaintiffs allege defendants have violated 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (count I)1 and Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (count II).