Legal Opinion
Williams v. City of New Orleans
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided June 11, 1982No. Civ. A. 73-629PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEAR, District Judge.
Larry Williams and twelve other black New Orleans police officers and applicants brought this action in 1973, seeking redress for alleged employment discrimination by the City of New Orleans, the New Orleans Civil Service Commission (CSC) and various municipal and CSC officials. On behalf of a class of similarly situated persons, the plaintiffs asserted that the defendants had violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, 1 and the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States…
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3Cited by9 opinions
- 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 · 1984
- Williams v. City of New OrleansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Williams v. City of New OrleansDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1987
- 30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1061, 31 Fair empl.prac.cas. 464, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,274 Larry Williams v. The City of New Orleans, Louisiana a Municipal Corporation, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Black Fire Fighters Ass'n of Dallas v. City of DallasDistrict Court, N.D. Texas · 1992
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