Legal Opinion
Robert Leonard v. The City of Columbus
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 1, 1977No. 75-2344PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLEMAN, Circuit Judge.
Robert Leonard and thirty-seven others filed this action in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia, June 18, 1971, seeking declaratory relief, equitable relief, and damages. As originally cast, the suit alleged that the defendants engaged in certain racially discriminatory employment practices. At the pre-trial conference, however, the suit was radically narrowed, leaving only seven policemen plaintiffs with claims for job reinstatement plus damages for wrongful discharge. Before trial, one of the seven remaining plaintiffs also opted out.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Younger v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Huffman v. Pursue, Ltd.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Juidice v. VailSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Gilbert Moreno v. Gerald C. Henckel, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Schwartz v. Defender Ass'n of PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Leonard v. City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- New Jersey Education Ass'n v. BurkeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Sandy Ealy v. Talmadge LittlejohnCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Williams v. Red Bank Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1981
- New Jersey Education Association v. Fred G. BurkeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
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