Legal Opinion

Rufus Harris, Jr., Bobby Minard, George C. Moore v. Birmingham Board of Education

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 22, 1983No. 82-7155PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

In this Title VII discrimination in employment case, we must determine whether the trial court erred in finding that appellants were not victims of hiring or promotion discrimination because of their race. Finding that the trial court, 537 F.Supp. 716, was clearly erroneous in its findings as to one appellant, we affirm in part, and reverse in part.

FACTS

Rufus Harris, George Moore, and Bobby Minard, are black teacher-coaches in the Birmingham, Alabama, school system. Each has served as an assistant football coach. Moore has also served as a head basketball coach. They…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
  4. United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. AikensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Furnco Construction Corp. v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by59 opinions

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  3. Mary B. GRIGSBY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  4. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Cross-Appellee v. Sears, Roebuck & Company, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
  5. Charles L. CARTER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. THREE SPRINGS RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998

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