Legal Opinion
Hayworth v. City of Oakland
California Court of Appeal
Decided March 12, 1982No. Civ. 45395PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
GRODIN, J.
In 1975, a group of black firefighters brought suit against various officials of the City of Oakland (City) seeking relief for what they claimed were racially discriminatory practices by the City’s fire department in hiring and promotion. The trial court, finding in favor of plaintiffs on their claim of past racial discrimination, issued a writ of mandate on December 9, 1975, ordering, among other things, that respondents “[f]or the next five (5) years, promote at least one racial minority for each five Caucasian persons promoted to the same classification.”
On appeal, the…
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