Legal Opinion
Hill v. Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 11, 1988No. Nos. 85-8845, 86-8026PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
One of these two consolidated appeals is from a judgment in favor of the employer, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) in an action brought initially by fifty plaintiffs whose applications for employment with MARTA were rejected. The basis of the complaint was racial discrimination in MARTA’s hiring practices. The second appeal is from the district court’s refusal to grant MARTA attorney’s *1536fees.1 We affirm in part and reverse and remand in part.
With respect to the merits of the plaintiffs’ claims, two dispositive orders were entered by the district court.…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. AikensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Furnco Construction Corp. v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Everett v. Cobb County School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Adella D. Gray v. University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and the Board of Trustees of the University of ArkansasCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Helen Latimore v. Citibank Federal Savings Bank, Marcia Lundberg, and Ed KernbauerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Blackwell v. Cole Taylor BankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
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