Thomason v. Russell Corp.

TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

Before us for review pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1) (1994) is a “preliminary injunction” extending the expiration date of a consent decree. Because the “preliminary injunction” is not an injunctive order, we lack *633section 1292(a)(1) jurisdiction to review it. We therefore dismiss this appeal.

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This case began almost twenty years ago. In 1979, a group of black employees and former employees of Russell Corporation, an Alabama-based manufacturer, brought suit against Russell in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama. They claimed that certain…