Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of New Orleans
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 16, 1982No. 82-3435PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs appeal from the district court’s denial of approval to a proposed consent decree in this Title VII employment-discrimination case. 543 F.Supp. 662 (E.D.La.1982). Such denial has been held to be an appealable order. Carson v. American Brands, Inc., 450 U.S. 79, 84 & n. 14, 101 S.Ct. 993, 998 & n. 14, 67 L.Ed.2d 59 (1981). The proposed consent decree terminating the class action was negotiated between the defendants (the City of New Orleans, the Civil Service Commission, and various city officials) and the plaintiffs — a class of black applicants and members…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Carson v. American Brands, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Fullilove v. KlutznickSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor v. Loran W. Robbins, and Allen M. DorfmanCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- 31 Fair empl.prac.cas. 465, 31 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,497 Hanson Bratton v. City of Detroit, and Guardians of Michigan, InterveningCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- 34 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1009, 34 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 34,311 Larry Williams v. The City of New Orleans, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Kirkland v. New York State Department of Correctional ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- Janowiak v. Corporate City of South BendDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 1983
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