Legal Opinion
Friend v. Leidinger
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided October 3, 1977No. Civ. A. 74-0327-RPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WARRINER, District Judge.
This is a class action for declaratory, injunctive and other relief brought against the City of Richmond, Virginia and several of its employees. The complaint alleged that the Richmond Fire Bureau engages in acts and practices that discriminate against blacks in their employment because of their race. Jurisdiction is conferred upon this Court by 28 U.S.C. § 1343.
The plaintiff class was certified as all Negroes who have, within the applicable period of the statute of limitations, been discriminated against with respect to employment practices by defendants…
2Cases cited24 opinions
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- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Brown v. Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Fanchon Blake v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
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