Legal Opinion
Louisville Black Police Officers Organization, Inc. v. City of Louisville
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 4, 1983No. Nos. 81-5466, 81-5491PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLSCHUH, District Judge.
This appeal and cross-appeal challenge the district court’s award of attorneys’ fees following plaintiffs’ successful challenge of the discriminatory employment practices of the City of Louisville Police Department. The issues raised on this appeal result, for the most part, from a misreading of this Court’s decision in Northcross v. Board of Education of Memphis City Schools, 611 F.2d 624 (6th Cir.1979), cert. denied, 447 U.S. 911, 100 S.Ct. 2999, 64 L.Ed.2d 862 (1980), and from a failure to recognize that Northcross did not eliminate all discretion on the part of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- In Re Temple Retirement Community, Inc.United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · 1989
- Spell v. McDanielDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1985
- In Re Washington Manufacturing Co.United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1989
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