Eddie L. Andrews Arthur Morris Johnson Herbert C. Perkins James E. Phipps, Sr. v. Roadway Express Inc.

EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judge:

In 1985, Roadway Express (“Roadway”) settled a class action discrimination lawsuit with its Black and Hispanic employees. The district court issued an Order approving the Consent Decree, and this Court affirmed. Four members of the class now bring suit in federal court to enforce the Order and to recover back-pay and interest under its terms. The magistrate judge determined that, under Texas law, appellants are time-barred from enforcing the Consent Decree. We affirm.

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In 1971, Black and Hispanic truck drivers in San Antonio, Texas, filed an employment…