Legal Opinion
Fountain v. City of Waycross, Ga.
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided August 5, 1988No. CV588-013PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, District Judge.
Plaintiff Dennis Fountain is a white police officer for the City of Waycross, Geor gia. He alleges that he was denied equal protection of the law when a black police officer was promoted instead of him to the rank of sergeant pursuant to an affirmative action plan adopted by the City of Waycross. Before the Court are cross-motions for summary judgment.
I. Background 1
The City of Waycross has a stated general policy of promoting or advancing its employees on the basis of merit. Consistent with this policy, the city is authorized to develop “a suitable examination…
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