Legal Opinion
FIREBIRD SOCIETY, Etc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. MEMBERS OF the BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS, Etc., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 12, 1977No. 921, Docket 76-7579PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Per curiam
This is an appeal from an award of counsel fees authorized for successful plaintiffs in a civil rights case pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k). The suit here involved was commenced by the Firebird Society of New Haven, Inc. in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut. This organization is composed of all the black firemen in the New Haven Department of Fire Services. The suit, which challenged the constitutionality of the hiring and promotional procedures of the Department with respect to minority groups, was filed on October 5, 1973 and was settled by the entry of a…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
- Firebird Society of New Haven, Inc. v. New Haven Board of Fire CommissionersDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1975
3Cited by21 opinions
- Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Action on Smoking and Health v. Civil Aeronautics Board, Air Transport Association of America, Transamerica Airlines, Inc., IntervenorsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Cohen v. West Haven Board of Police CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Vulcan Society of Westchester County, Inc. v. Fire Department of White PlainsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1982
- Action on Smoking & Health v. Civil Aeronautics BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Dubose v. PierceDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1984
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