Legal Opinion
8 Fair empl.prac.cas. 121, 7 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9427 James Fowler v. Ruth Schwarzwalder, and Daniel R. Souder, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1974No. 73-1129PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATTHES, Senior Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs in this litigation, seven black residents of St. Paul, Minnesota, who took an examination in July of 1972 to be city firemen, brought this class action against the St. Paul Civil Service Commission, its Director, and the fire chief of St. Paul. Plaintiffs sought injunctive relief from alleged racially discriminatory practices of the defendants in examining and hiring applicants for firemen for St. Paul. Jurisdiction was founded upon 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3) and (4), and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983.
On December 6, 1972, the district court, although noting that…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Mills v. Electric Auto-Lite Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sprague v. Ticonic National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Woodland Hills Residents Ass'n v. City Council of Los AngelesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1979
- Grunin v. International House of PancakesCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Mandel v. HodgesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1976
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