62 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 777, 60 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 41,870 United States of America v. City and County of San Francisco, San Francisco Fire Fighters, Local 798, International Association of Fire Fighters, Afl-Cio v. Fontaine Davis, Plaintiff-Intervenor

979 F.2d 169 62 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 777 , 60 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 41,870 UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO, Defendant-Appellee. SAN FRANCISCO FIRE FIGHTERS, LOCAL 798, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, AFL-CIO, Defendant-Appellant, v. Fontaine DAVIS, Plaintiff-Intervenor. No. 91-16871. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 13, 1992. Decided Nov. 6, 1992. Duane W. Reno, Davis, Reno & Courtney, San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellant. William C. McNeill, III, George A. Riley, Deputy City Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellee. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before: WALLACE, Chief Judge, POOLE, Circuit Judge, and MARSH, * District Judge. WALLACE, Chief Judge: 1 San Francisco Fire Fighters, Local 798 (Union) appeals from a November 1991 district court order approving the promotion of 12 candidates to the position of captain in the San Francisco Fire Department (Department). The district court had jurisdiction pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 , 1983. The Union asserts that we have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C.…