Legal Opinion

William C. TURNER, Et Al., Plaintiffs, v. Verne ORR, Secretary of the Air Force, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees, Jack Bess, Claimant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided November 25, 1986No. 86-3008PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Per curiam

On January 12, 1981, the district court approved a consent judgment in a class action suit brought by civilian employees at Eglin Air Force Base (Eglin) against the Air Force under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. The consent judgment settled the class members’ claims of racial discrimination in hiring and promotion at Eglin. Pursuant to the consent decree, Jack Bess filed a complaint alleging that he was the victim of intentional racial discrimination in promotion. After a two day hearing, a special master found no discrimination in the filling of three…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  2. Steven OUBICHON, Appellant, v. NORTH AMERICAN ROCKWELL CORPORATION, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1973
  3. Sujoy GUPTA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Waiters v. ParsonsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1984
  5. King v. Georgia Power CompanyDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1968

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Hipp v. Liberty National Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
  2. Aretha S. Baker v. Buckeye Cellulose CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
  3. Mary Ann Carter RENNIE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. H. Lawrence GARRETT III, Secretary of the Navy, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  4. Merriweather v. Alabama Department of Public SafetyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1998
  5. Mason v. GeorgeDistrict Court, M.D. Georgia · 2014

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