Larry Williams v. City of New Orleans v. Martin Venezia, Limited Intervenors-Appellants

Appellants appeal the granting of limited intervenor status in a Title VII suit involving the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). Because appellants raised the same issues in a prior appeal to this court and have failed to demonstrate adequate justification for changing that prior decision, we dismiss this appeal.

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Appellants are members of four classes within the NOPD, consisting of white, his-panic, and female members of the department. They sought to intervene as parties to a Title VII action brought by black officers, attacking the department’s hiring and promotions policies. The suit…