Legal Opinion
Bunch v. Bullard
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 21, 1986No. Nos. 84-4793, 85-4423PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROBERT MADDEN HILL, Circuit Judge:
Fourteen black policé officers sued the city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, and its officials for allegedly discriminatory employment practices. Vicksburg used a standardized test to assess qualification for promotion, and this test disproportionately impaired the promotional opportunities of blacks on the police force. Because the district court improperly placed the burden upon the plaintiffs to show the job-relatedness of the test, we reverse and remand. We vacate the award of attorney’s fees in *387light of the plaintiffs’ greater success. In all other respects,…
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