United States Eighth Circuit

In a suit brought by former officers of the Minneapolis Police Department who retired to become officers with the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board, alleging constitutional violations when the Board denied them higher initial placement on the salary schedule and more vacation time when they started their employment, a judgment for defendant-Board is affirmed as: 1) plaintiffs were not similarly situated to those with whom they compared themselves; 2) the Park Board's actions were reasonable; and 3) the Park Board did not deny plaintiffs any process.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/03/2007
• Published 07/03/2007

Judges

• BEAM, Circuit Judge., Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, BEAM, and RILEY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Richard A. Williams of Roseville, Minnesota.


• For Appellees:
  
• Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellee was Ann Elizabeth Walther of Minneapolis, Minnesota.   Also appearing on the brief was Karin E. Peterson.