Legal Opinion
Stokes v. City of Montgomery, Ala.
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided October 31, 1988No. Civ. A. 87-T-1034-NPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
In this lawsuit premised on the fourteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as enforced by 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1981, 1983, and on 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 2000e through 2000e-17, popularly known as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, plaintiff Theodis Stokes successfully charged that defendant City of Montgomery, Alabama refused to promote him because he is black. This cause is now before the court on Stoke’s motion for award of attorney fees. Based upon the evidence presented at a hearing on the motion, the court has concluded that…
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