Legal Opinion
Sims v. Montgomery County Commission
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided January 19, 1988No. Civ. A. 3708-N, 3739-NPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
On December 23,1987, this court entered an order in one of these two consolidated cases, civil action no. 3739-N, appointing Hon. Donald V. Watkins, an attorney, to represent the interest of black police officers of the City of Montgomery, Alabama in the court-ordered process of developing and implementing a new promotion system for the city’s police department. Under the order, the city is responsible for Watkins’s “reasonable and necessary fees and expenses.” Because the city had previously indicated that it objected to the appointment of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. ParadiseSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- William E. BING, for Himself and All Other Persons Similarly Situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Richard Franklin Miller v. Dale Carson, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Anson Graves v. Walton County Board of Education, Cross-Appellants v. Veda J. Baker, Intervenors-Appellants, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Jordan v. WilsonDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1986
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Sims v. Montgomery County CommissionDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1991
- Robinson v. Alabama State Department of EducationDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1989
- Green v. City of MontgomeryDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1992
- United States v. City of Montgomery, Ala.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1989
- United States v. City of Montgomery, Ala.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1991
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