Legal Opinion
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
Decided April 23, 1984No. 82-3435PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
The disposition of this appeal is grounded in the amount of discretion properly given a district court in its decision to enter or disallow a proposed consent decree in a Title VII discrimination suit. We hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion by refusing to approve the proposed consent decree, and we affirm the holding of the district court.
The plaintiffs are a class of black applicants for positions with and members of the New Orleans Police Department. The suit is brought against the City of New Orleans, the Civil Service Commission and…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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