Legal Opinion
Hayes v. City of Charlotte NC
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 3, 1996No. 95-1263PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part and reversed in part by published opinion. Judge WILLIAMS wrote the opinion, in which Judge ERVIN and Judge NIEMEYER joined.
OPINION
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Appellees, seven white police officers, sued Appellant, the City of Charlotte, North Carolina, pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 (West 1994), contending that promotions practices for advancement in the Charlotte Police Department violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court agreed, see Hayes v. City of Charlotte, 802 F.Supp. 1361 (W.D.N.C.1992), and enjoined the City from employing any…
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