Legal Opinion
Joe Oakley v. City of Memphis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 19, 2014No. 12-6027UnpublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEEH, District Judge.
The plaintiffs-appellants are police officers who appeal the remedies awarded in this Title VII race and gender discrimination case. Plaintiffs challenge the award of backpay as insufficient. Plaintiffs also appeal the denial of promotions for two of the 28 plaintiffs, and the denial of damages for alleged lost promotional opportunities. Finally, plaintiffs challenge the hourly rate used by the district court in determining attorney fees. Finding no abuse of discretion in the award of remedies and attorney fees, we affirm.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
This race and…
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