Legal Opinion
Paradise v. Prescott
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 12, 1985No. Nos. 84-7053, 84-7564PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Per curiam
In 1972, then Chief District Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., found that the Alabama Department of Public Safety (the Department) “engaged in a blatant and continuous pattern and practice of” discriminating against blacks in hiring. NAACP v. Allen, 340 F.Supp. 703 (M.D.Ala.1972), aff'd, 493 F.2d 614 (5th Cir.1974). Thirteen years later, the unfortunate effects of that unconstitutional discrimination still persist. These consolidated appeals involve the district court’s latest attempts to integrate the Alabama state trooper force.
In case number 84-7053 (Paradise I) all parties, save the…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by36 opinions
- United States v. ParadiseSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Frulla v. CRA Holdings, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2008
- Jacksonville Branch, Naacp v. The Duval County School Board, a Body CorporateCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Reynolds v. KingDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1990
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