Legal Opinion
Alfonso J. Torre v. Marion Barry, Jr., Individually and as Mayor of the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 4, 1981No. 80-1400PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge ROBB.
ROBB, Circuit Judge:
The appellant Torre, a twenty-three year veteran of the District of Columbia Fire Department, brought this action against the District of Columbia, its Mayor, and its City Administrator. Torre, a white man, alleged that the failure of the defendants to approve his recommended promotion from Battalion Fire Chief to Deputy Fire Chief was based on his race in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1976), 1 and the equal protection component of the Fifth Amendment’s Due Process Clause. The District Court…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Brown v. General Services AdministrationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Saul MacKlin v. Spector Freight Systems, Inc. Saul MacKlin v. Drivers, Chauffeurs and Helpers, Local Union No. 639Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Bethel v. JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by38 opinions
- Adolph Kizas v. William H. Webster, Adolph Kizas v. William H. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Thompson v. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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- Turner v. NicholsonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011
- Ethnic Employees of the Library of Congress v. BoorstinCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
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