Legal Opinion
Gilbert v. City of Little Rock
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1986No. 85-1823PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Eleven black police officers appeal from a district court judgment dismissing their Title VII complaint alleging racially discriminatory promotion policies. We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
On September 27, 1978, Johnnie Gilbert, Horace Walters, Andrew Lockhart, and Billy O’Donald filed a complaint in district court against the City of Little Rock, the Civil Service Commission (CSC),1 and Walter E. “Sonny” Simpson, alleging racial discrimination by the Little Rock Police Department (LRPD), in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f).2 On…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Paxton v. Union National BankCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Appellant, v. M.D. PNEUMATICS, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Gilbert v. City of Little RockDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1982
3Cited by9 opinions
- McIntosh v. WeinbergerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- 48 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1609, 49 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 38,654 Johnnie Gilbert, Horace Walters, Andrew Lockhart, and Billy O'donald, Appellants/cross-Appellees v. The City of Little Rock, Arkansas the Civil Service Commission of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas Walter E. "Sonny" Simpson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Chief of Police of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas and Carlton E. McMullin Individually and in His Official Capacity as City Manager of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, Appellees/cross-Appellants. Julius Bryant, Jack Matlock, Mixie Alexander, Jesse Briscoe, Grady Anthony, Marcella Wilson, and Larry Bazzelle, Intervenors-BelowCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Harris v. MarshDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1987
- Gilbert v. City of Little RockCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Cassells v. University Hospital at Stony BrookDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1990
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