Legal Opinion
Brotherhood of Midwest Guardians, Inc. v. City of Omaha
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 28, 1993No. 93-1278PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs below appeal from a ruling refusing to dissolve a consent decree entered almost thirteen years ago in a case complaining that the City of Omaha had engaged in a pattern of discrimination based on race in all *678aspects of employment in the Omaha police department. The decree provided that it would expire “[u]pon defendants’ showing of achievement of the goals of this Decree and maintenance of those goals for a period of one year.” Because plaintiffs made the requisite showing in the court below, we reverse.
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At issue primarily in this case is the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers' International Ass'n v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF ALEXANDRIA Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Thomas J. Donaghy v. City of Omaha, a Municipal Corporation, James Skinner, Chief of Police and P.J. Morgan, Mayor of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991
- Paradise v. PrescottCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Kilgo v. Bowman Transportation, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Martinez v. City of St. LouisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008
- 63 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 185, 63 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 42,649 the Brotherhood of Midwest Guardians, Inc., a Nebraska Non-Profit Corporation and James Patterson, Isaiah Jackson, and Markita Smith, for Themselves and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. City of Omaha, a Municipal Corporation, and Al Veys, Richard Anderson, and Henry Dogin, United States of America v. City of Omaha Richard R. Anderson, and His Successors in Office in His Capacity as Chief of Police and D.J. Tisdale, and His Successor in Office in His Capacity as Personnel DirectorCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1993
- Michael Martinez v. City of St. LouisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2008