Legal Opinion
Tate Williams v. The City of Montgomery
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 3, 1984No. 82-7370PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORRECTED OPINION
Before KRAVITCH, JOHNSON and HATCHETT, Circuit Judges.
2Per curiam
We determine whether the district court, 550 F.Supp. 662, erred in holding that appellants, the City of Montgomery, its may- or, its fire chief, and the Montgomery City-County Personnel Board and its members, discriminated against Tate Williams, a City fire fighter. We affirm.
The City of Montgomery, Alabama’s (City) fire department policy required the discharge of any fire fighter convicted of a felony. In August, 1976, two white fire fighters were convicted of a felony, and the fire department discharged them. The…
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