46 Fair empl.prac.cas. 636, 46 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,933 San Francisco Police Officers' Association Lynn Torres Lillian Chai Mattoch Henry Kirk v. City and County of San Francisco, a Municipal Corporation Civil Service Commission Louis P. Lee Rev. Dr. Howard S. Gloyd Carlota Texidor Del Portillo Genevieve W. Powell A. Lee Munson

842 F.2d 1126 46 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 636 , 46 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,933 SAN FRANCISCO POLICE OFFICERS' ASSOCIATION; Lynn Torres; Lillian Chai Mattoch; Henry Kirk, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, a municipal corporation; Civil Service Commission; Louis P. Lee; Rev. Dr. Howard S. Gloyd; Carlota Texidor Del Portillo; Genevieve W. Powell; A. Lee Munson, Defendants-Appellees. No. 85-2180. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 22, 1986. Decided March 24, 1988. Christopher D. Burdick, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. Michael C. Killelea, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Robert Links, San Francisco, Cal., for amicus. James Wheaton, San Francisco, Cal., for intervenor-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before MERRILL, WIGGINS and NOONAN, Circuit Judges. NOONAN, Circuit Judge: 1 This case began in 1973 when Officers for Justice brought suit alleging discrimination based on race and sex in the San Francisco Police Department. The suit was settled with a Consent Decree approved on March 30, 1979. Officers for Justice v. Civil Serv. Comm'n,…