Legal Opinion
Wilson v. Bailey
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 1991No. 90-7666PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This ease arises on appeal following a bench trial in which the district court found in favor of the defendants in this reverse discrimination suit.
I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE
A. Background Facts
In 1974 and 1975, three actions were brought in the Northern District of Alabama alleging discrimination by the city of Birmingham in its employment practices. The city of Birmingham, Jefferson County (“the County”), and the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department (“the Sheriff’s Department”) eventually entered into three consent decrees. This suit challenges the effects of one of…
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