Legal Opinion
Sarabia v. Toledo Police Patrolman's Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1979No. 78-3545PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is from an order in an action filed seven years ago for the purpose of increasing minority membership on the police force of Toledo, Ohio. The complaint charged that past and present discriminatory practices in recruiting, examining and hiring police officers resulted in largely excluding black and Hispanic Americans1 from the force. Relief was sought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 upon the claim that both the due process and equal protection clauses of the 14th Amendment were violated.
The original defendants in the action were the chief of police and other…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Local Loan Co. v. HuntSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- County of Los Angeles v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- The Aro Corporation v. Allied Witan CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by21 opinions
- Stotts v. Memphis Fire DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Vanguards of Cleveland v. City of ClevelandCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- 22 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1073, 22 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,871 Joyce Harless v. Robert DuckCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
- Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Elizabethtown, Inc. v. Coca-Cola Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1983
- Christopher W. STRIFF, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. John MASON, Et Al. Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
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