Legal Opinion
Brenda Davis v. City of Dallas, Cynthia Jayne Durbin v. City of Dallas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 26, 1985No. 84-1814PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARWOOD, Circuit Judge.
The appeal in this Title VII action is brought by a class of black plaintiffs challenging the district court’s denial of their requested injunction to prohibit the City of Dallas, Texas from utilizing three specified eligibility criteria for hiring of its police officers. The criteria at issue concern educational attainments, marihuana usage, and driving records. The district court, although finding no discriminatory intent in the adoption or employment of these criteria, determined that they had an adverse disparate impact on black applicants, but were nevertheless…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- 5 Fair empl.prac.cas. 587, 5 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8460 United States of America v. Georgia Power Company, Charles King v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Bunch v. BullardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Wesley P. BERNARD, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GULF OIL CORPORATION, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Zamlen v. City of ClevelandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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