Legal Opinion
Dougherty v. Barry
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 30, 1985No. Civ. A. 82-1687, 83-0314PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOYCE HENS GREEN, District Judge.
These related actions arise from the June, 1979 and January, 1980 promotions of Norman Richardson, Joseph Kitt and Theodore Coleman, all of whom are black, to deputy fire chief positions within the District of Columbia Fire Department. Plaintiffs, all of whom are white, allege that they were eligible for those promotions and contend that they were not chosen for the positions because of their race.
Plaintiffs Edward F. Dougherty, Andrew T. Buckler, Jr., Wilton E. Watts, Henry J. Ford, and Francis X. Flaherty bring the earlier case, Civil…
2Cases cited46 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Dougherty v. BarryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Dougherty v. BarryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Judge v. MarshDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Holland v. BD. OF TRUSTEES OF UNIV. OF D. OF COL.District Court, District of Columbia · 1992
- O'BRIEN v. City of PhiladelphiaDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1993
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