Aaron MOSLEY Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ST. LOUIS SOUTHWESTERN RAILWAY, D/B/A Cotton Belt Route, Defendant-Appellee

SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

This is an employment discrimination case brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Plaintiffs allege that the defendant, St. Louis Southwestern Railway Co., refused to hire plaintiffs on the basis of their race, and that the test used to screen job applicants had not been validated. Prior to trial, the district court conducted a hearing to determine whether negotiated settlement agreements signed by the parties should be upheld. At the conclusion of the hearing, the district court found that…