Legal Opinion
Davis v. City & County of San Francisco
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 6, 1992No. 91-15113PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
On May 20, 1988, the City of San Francisco (the City) and a class of female and minority plaintiffs filed a consent decree in settlement of the plaintiffs’ claims that the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) had long engaged in various acts of employment discrimination. The decree, which received the approval of both the district court and this Court, fully resolved the plaintiffs’ challenges to the SFFD’s hiring and promotional practices. It left open two questions, however, which form the basis for this appeal. .
The decree stated that “[t]he issues of the costs and…
2Cases cited65 opinions
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