Case: United States v. Jefferson County

2:75-cv-00666 | U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama

Filed Date: May 27, 1975

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On January 4, 1974, the Ensley Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, together with certain named individuals, for themselves and on behalf of others similarly situated, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, against the City of Birmingham, the members of the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, and the Personnel Director of that Board, alleging that the defendants engaged in discriminatory hiring practices …

On January 4, 1974, the Ensley Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, together with certain named individuals, for themselves and on behalf of others similarly situated, filed a complaint in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, against the City of Birmingham, the members of the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, and the Personnel Director of that Board, alleging that the defendants engaged in discriminatory hiring practices against Black people. A suit raising the same constitutional and statutory allegations was filed on January 7, 1974, by John W. Martin and other named plaintiffs [the "Martin class"] against the City of Birmingham, Jefferson County, and the Personnel Board of Jefferson County. On May 27, 1975, the United States Department of Justice ("D.O.J.") filed a lawsuit under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §2000e, et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama against the Jefferson County Personnel Board, and the municipal and other governmental jurisdictions within Jefferson County. The DOJ asked the court for injunctive and monetary relief alleging a pattern or practice of discriminatory employment practices against Black people and women. On February 20, 1976, Lucy Walker filed suit challenging the employment practices of the Jefferson County nursing home.

All four cases were consolidated for trial. On December 20-22, 1976, trial was held on the merits of the limited issue of whether the two tests used by the Personnel Board to screen and rank applicants for positions as police officers and firefighters [were] discriminatory and a violation of the constitutional or statutory rights of Black people. All other issues under the complaints were reserved until a later date.

The District Court (Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr.) found that the police officer and firefighter tests violated Title VII. The court noted that both tests had a significant adverse impact on black applicants, a phenomenon defined as a passing rate "less than four-fifths . . . of the rate for [whites]." The judge ruled that the tests could be used only if, despite their adverse impact, they were sufficiently "job related" to predict effectively test takers' future job performance. The Judge Pointer concluded that the tests failed to meet this standard and found no statistically significant correlation between the applicants' scores on the firefighter test and their later job performance. A similar conclusion was made in regards to the police officer exam. The District Court ordered race-conscious relief "pending adoption of some selection procedure which either has no adverse effect upon black applicants or is sufficiently job-related. The original plaintiffs' claims against the City never reached trial, and the following two cases deal directly with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County.

The Board appealed the District Court's decision that the police and firefighter exams violated Title VII to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. In doing so, the Board did not contest the district court's finding that the two tests had an adverse impact, but contended that the tests were in fact job-related. The United States and the Martin class of black plaintiffs jointly cross-appealed the district court's holding that use of the tests did not begin to violate Title VII until the dates on which the negative results of the test validation studies were reported to the Board. The District Court had reasoned that, until the final results were reported, the Board was justified in using the tests in anticipation of favorable results from the validation studies. The Court of Appeals remanded the case back to the District Court for additional fact finding.

While the first appeal was pending, the District Court conducted a second trial. That trial involved challenges to other Board practices, including: written tests for eighteen more positions; various rules affecting promotional opportunities; the imposition of height, weight, and educational requirements for certain jobs; and the restriction of some job announcements and certifications to persons of a particular sex. While the first proceeding was on remand and the second was at trial, the parties entered settlement talks that eventually suspended both proceedings. The plaintiffs, in all the cases, entered into extensive negotiations with the Board and the City which culminated in two proposed consent decrees, one with the Board and one with the City. The parties submitted proposed consent decrees that settled all claims against the City and the Board, including allegations of gender discrimination raised by the United States. Although these decrees provided retrospective monetary relief such as back pay for some individuals, their keystone was an extensive regime of affirmative action for Black people and women.

The Personnel Board of Jefferson County decree had various stipulations that had to be met, specifically: (1) subject to the availability of qualified applicants, that the Board annually certify Black people and women either according to racial and gender quotas set forth in the decree or in proportion to their representation in the applicant pool, whichever was higher. The decree's minimum certification rates ranged from ten to fifty percent, depending on the position involved and whether the goal applied to Black people or women. This stipulation would continue until the proportion of Black people and women employed by the City in any given job classification approximated the respective percentages [of Black people and women] in the civilian labor force of Jefferson County; (2) the Personnel Board must periodically review its hiring and promotion procedures to ensure that the procedures either had no adverse impact or were sufficiently job-related to pass muster under Title VII; (3) as long as the Board's procedures -- whether job related or not -- had a disparate impact on Black people or women, the Board must make a good faith effort to determine whether there are any alternative testing procedures which would reduce any adverse impact; (4) the decree prohibited the Board's prior practice of restricting job announcements on the basis of gender; (5) the decree mandated continued aggressive recruitment of Black people and women.

The decree that the City of Birmingham entered into was similar to the Personnel Board decree. The city decree stipulated: (1) annual "goals" for hiring and promoting Black people and women and a "long term goal" of parity between the proportion of Black people and women in any City job classification and the proportion of Black people and women in the civilian labor force, specifically the city must hire and promote Black people and women according to either racial and gender quotas set forth in the decree, or at the rate of Black and female representation in the applicant pool, whichever was higher; (2) the City also agreed to request the Board selectively to certify qualified Black people and females whenever necessary to provide the City with a certification list that contains sufficient numbers of Black people and females to meet the decree's goals.

During all the years of litigation involving the City and the Personnel Board, the defendant Jefferson County avoided the same scrutiny. Their original consent decree did not come until a year later than the consent decrees involving the City and the Personnel Board. The Court (Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr.) entered it on December 29, 1982, and it was signed by the Jefferson County, United States and one of the private class of plaintiffs. The County's consent ordered differed from the ones with the City and the Board. Its major purpose was to ensure that Black people and women are considered on equal basis with whites and males for employment. The County was enjoined from engaging in practice or pattern of racial and gender discrimination. The County was required to hire the percentage of Black people and females as linked to the number of qualified applicants, as determined under the nondiscriminatory procedures of both the Board's decree and the County's decree. Unlike the other two decrees, it has not been modified since.

In August 1981 the court held a fairness hearing to consider the objections of all interested parties. Several interested non-parties soon appeared to challenge the decrees, claiming that the decrees would adversely affect their employment opportunities. Chief among the objectors was the Birmingham Firefighters' Association ("B.F.A."), a labor association representing a majority of City firefighters, most of whom were white males. The B.F.A. contended that the proposed consent decrees would have a substantial adverse impact upon them.

The court reasoned that the decrees did not preclude the hiring or promotion of whites or males and that the city's hiring goals were expressly made subject to the caveat that the city decree was not to be interpreted as requiring the hiring or promotion of a person who is not qualified or of a person who is demonstrably less qualified according to a job-related selection procedure. Subsequently, the court denied their motions as untimely, and approved, and entered, both consent decrees. The United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld the dismissal of the intervenr's cases.

The District Court's approval of the consent decrees, and the Eleventh Circuit Appeals Court's refusal to allow the B.F.A. to intervene, brought forth a collection of cases that has come to be known as the "Birmingham Reverse Discrimination Employment Litigation." In these cases, a number of male, non-Black City employees collaterally attacked the decrees and the "affirmative action" programs adopted under them. The United States, despite its status as a signatory of the consent decrees, also brought suit against the City, lodging allegations similar to those of the individual plaintiffs. The court dismissed for lack of evidence all claims against the Personnel Board leaving only the claims against the city standing. At trial, the plaintiffs claimed that some Black people were promoted over more-qualified non-Black people despite the fact that the City decree specifically did not require the City to promote a less qualified person, in preference to a person who is demonstrably better qualified based upon the results of a job related selection procedure. The district court found for the City, holding that the City had shown that its employment actions were required by the decrees.

On appeal, the Eleventh Circuit reversed the decision finding that this limitation was unfair to the male, non-Black plaintiffs, because they had not participated in the negotiation or signing of the consent decrees. The Appeals Court directed the District Court to re-examine the legality of the decrees under the heightened scrutiny applicable to voluntary government affirmative actions plans. The Appeals Court decisions also allowed the Wilks class (non-Black, male city employees) to intervene in challenging the legality of the decrees. This decision was upheld by the United States Supreme Court in Martin v. Wilks, 490 U.S. 755 (1989).

The District Court on remand once again found for the city, finding significant evidence of past discrimination to support its affirmative action program and that the affirmative action provisions were narrowly tailored because the City had first tried alternative measures. The United States could not collaterally challenge the decrees but was able to seek modifications to them. After holding a hearing on these issues, the district court ordered several modifications to the decrees acknowledging that the decrees have impaired some employment or promotional opportunities of whites and males. Furthermore, the court stated that forty-five percent of the City's full-time employees were Black and twenty-three percent were female as of September 1990 fulfilling to some extent the original long term goal of the decrees. The modifications to the City of Birmingham decree were as follows: (1) The City must stop using annual goals for any particular job classification once the long-term goal for that classification is met; (2) The City must stop using annual goals for any promotional position once the long-term goal is met for the position from which the promotional candidates are normally chosen, except that the City should continue to promote Black people and women to high-level police and fire positions in proportion to those groups' representation in the position from which promotions are normally made until the long-term goal is reached with respect to the high-level positions; (3) The City must stop using annual goals for any particular job classification once the Board develops lawful screening procedures for that job; (4) The City should group similar jobs together for the purpose of determining whether a particular goal has been met; (5) The district court will, in 1996, reconsider the appropriateness of continuing the City decree.

The District Court made only one modification to the Personnel Board decree, the modification requires that, until the Board develops a lawful test for a particular position, it must, at the City's request and subject to the availability of qualified applicants, certify Black and female candidates for that position in proportion to their representation among applicants -- even after the City has met its long-term goal for that position.

In 1994 the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (Circuit Judge Edward Earl Carnes) rendered a decision that required the District Court to modify the original decree so that the City would be ordered to implement valid job selection procedures forthwith. On December 19, 1995, the decrees were modified again pursuant to instructions given by the court. The City's consent decree was modified to require the City to remove all race and gender conscious selection procedures from its employment policies. After the remand in Ensley v. Branch, the parties clarified their differences, narrowing to fourteen the number of positions that some or all parties contended were being filled by selection procedures that had an adverse impact. The City decree was modified yet again in December 18, 2000 to direct the City to provide data as to the impact of its selection procedures upon hiring for those jobs. At the same time, the decree was extended until June 2002. On June 19th, 2002 the consent decrees were once again extended.

On July 8th, 2002 Judge C. Lynwood Smith, Jr. appointed Ronald R. Sims as receiver of the Jefferson County Personnel Board whose duties are chiefly to ensure that the Personnel Board complies fully in a timely and cost efficient manner to the 1981 and 1995 modified consent decrees.

The City's initial motion to terminate its consent decree was filed on July 6, 2004. On December 2, 2004 the parties entered into a joint stipulation regarding selection procedures for the city in seven distinct job classifications. On December 9, 2004 the consent decrees were extended pending a motion to dismiss. On July 12, 2005 the District Court concluded that with the sole exception of one job classification had "substantially achieved the basic purposes of paragraph 5 of its 1995 Modification Order," and had shown that its employment selection procedures do not result in an unjustifiable, discriminatory impact on the basis of race or sex. Therefore, the City's motion to terminate was granted with respect to all job classifications except one, and judicial supervision of the City was retained. The District Court subsequently directed the City: (1) to revise its selection procedure for the Fire Apparatus Operator classification; (2) await a certification of eligible applicants from the Personnel Board of Jefferson County ("Personnel Board"); 3) administer the revised selection procedure; and (4) deliver the results of the administration of the revised procedure and a validation study to the parties and Special Master for their consideration and objections, if any. The City of Birmingham complied and delivered the results of its administration of a revised selection procedure and a validity study to the parties on September 20, 2006. On August 20, 2007 Judge C Lynwood Smith, Jr. denied the City's motion to terminate the remaining portion of the consent decree and to be dismissed as a party.

In December of 2007, defendants filed a motion for final relief from the 1981 Consent Decree, subsequently followed by a series of negotiations surrounding the inclusion of various plaintiff subclasses. In May, 2008, private plaintiffs moved for permanent injunction barring implementation of the Race-based Provisions of Act No. 2008-408 of the Regular Session of the Alabama Legislature, and were joined by the Board. In June, 2008, the city of Birmingham filed a motion to dismiss the city as a party of the case and to terminate the City of Birmingham Consent Decree. In the following months, responses were filed to both of these motions, as well as a series of status conferences and evidentiary hearings. On September 12, 2008, the Court (Judge C. Lynwood Smith Jr.) issued an opinion, granting the Board and private plaintiff's motion for injunctive and declaratory relief from the Alabama Act No. 2008-408. The Act was declared void ab initio, as violating the Supremacy Clause.

On November 20, 2008, the court ordered that the 1981 Consent Decree with the Personnel Board of Jefferson County be immediately and unconditionally terminated, however the City of Birmingham Consent Decree still remains in effect.

On May 14, 2009, the court awarded attorney's fees in the amount of $2,500,000.00 to the two private classes of plaintiffs against the Personnel Board.

On March 1, 2011, the City filed its fourth motion to terminate its consent decree, and following a hearing at which no party objected, federal supervision of the City of Birmingham ceased on January 27, 2012, and the City was dismissed as a party. The court found full and satisfactory compliance with the City's consent decree.

On March 16, 2012, the court approved a consent decree for attorneys fees in which the City agreed to pay the two private classes of plaintiff $350,000.

In 2006, the private plaintiffs started gathering evidence on the compliance of the County with the consent decree. On October 3, 2007, they filed a motion to hold the County in contempt and to modify the consent order. The County admitted it disobeyed the decree in various ways, including among others, failure to follow the recruitment procedures, failure to instruct personnel of the need to follow the decree, and failure to file reports. The matter, however, spent a long on discovery and on the matters involving the City. In the interim, the court (Judge C Lynwood Smith Jr.) granted several hiring orders to allow the County to fill vacancies. It also issued several temporary orders holding the County in contempt until final resolution of the matter, with instructions on recruitment and hiring to the County. On August 20, 2013, the court issued an opinion, holding the County in contempt. It rejected the reasons for noncompliance and ordered the parties to confer on the identity of the receiver and the modifications to the original 1982 decree.

On October 16, 2013, the court entered a modified consent decree. The decree included general prohibition of discrimination on the basis of race, color or sex, and retaliation. The decree provided that the County had to implement following procedures: accelerated recruitment of black and female applicants, corresponding to the percentage of qualified Black people and women given by the Board's lists; recruitment into certain departments; affirmative recruitment procedures aimed at Black people and women; and other various procedures aimed at preventing racial and gender discrimination. Any failure to meet the objectives required a showing of good effort. The County also agreed to pay $298,000 in settlement of individual claims. It also included the recordkeeping and reporting requirement to be followed by the County. On November 12, 2013, the Court entered a modified decree, to address errors and omissions of the October 16, 2013 decree.

On October 25, 2013, the court appointed Ronald R. Sims as receiver to ensure the County's full compliance with the modified consent decree. Lorren Oliver was appointed as a replacement reporter beginning on June 11, 2015.

On December 19, 2013, the court granted defendants' unopposed motion to Terminate the Temporary Orders governing Jefferson County's hiring procedures. On March 16, 2017, the parties submitted a joint motion to terminate the consent decree with respect to the Sheriff of Jefferson County and requested approval of a settlement agreement. That motion was granted in part by the Court on March 23 with recording and reporting requirements kept in place.

On June 21, 2017, the court also granted plaintiffs motion for attorney's fees, and the final settlement was approved. Judgment was entered in favor of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, LLP, John W. Martin, et al, and Gwendolyn Bryant, et al, jointly and severally and against the Sheriff in the amount of $150,000.00.

On June 6, 2018, the court adopted the proposal by the receiver to transition authorities back to the County and allow various departments to re-assume responsibilities for tasks like hiring employees and reporting compliance.

On September 1, 2020, the parties jointly moved to terminate the consent decree against Jefferson County. On December 21, 2020, the court granted the joint motion for termination subject to an additional 18-month window where recording and reporting requirements were kept.

The court further awarded $7,289,532.90 in attorneys' fees on April 2, 2021. As of April 8, 2021, this case is ongoing.

Summary Authors

Joshua Arocho (6/25/2012)

Zhandos Kuderin (7/16/2014)

Michael Beech (3/9/2019)

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People

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Judge(s)
Attorney for Plaintiff

Adams, Oscar W. III (Alabama)

Adelstein, Jay (District of Columbia)

Attorney for Defendant

Agricola, Algert Swanson Jr. (Alabama)

Ahnert, Janell M. (Alabama)

Alexander, James P (Alabama)

Expert/Monitor/Master/Other
Judge(s)

Anderson, Robert Lanier III (Georgia)

Black, Susan Harrell (Florida)

Blackmun, Harry Andrew (District of Columbia)

Brennan, William Joseph Jr. (District of Columbia)

Breyer, Stephen Gerald (District of Columbia)

Carnes, Edward Earl (Alabama)

Hatchett, Joseph Woodrow (Florida)

Kravitch, Phyllis A. (Georgia)

Marshall, Thurgood (District of Columbia)

Pointer, Sam Clyde Jr. (Alabama)

Smith, Charles Lynwood Jr. (Alabama)

Stevens, John Paul (District of Columbia)

Tjoflat, Gerald Bard (Florida)

Attorney for Defendant

Agricola, Algert Swanson Jr. (Alabama)

Ahnert, Janell M. (Alabama)

Alexander, James P (Alabama)

Baker, James K. (Alabama)

Battle, Laveeda Morgan (Alabama)

Bradford, William K (Alabama)

Braswell, Walter E. (Alabama)

Brooks, Charles I. (Alabama)

Choy, Michael K K (Alabama)

Coyne, Leslie Allen (Alabama)

Dettling, Aaron L. (Alabama)

Drake, Russell Jackson (Alabama)

Dyess, Jeffrey D (Alabama)

Esdale, James R (Alabama)

Gale, Fournier J. III (Alabama)

Graffeo, Michael G (Alabama)

Grainger, Brent G (Alabama)

Green, Anna Christine (Alabama)

Hosp, Edward Andrew (Alabama)

Jackson, Michael Leon (Alabama)

Joffe, Robert (New York)

Johnson, Tiffany N. (Alabama)

Johnston, Brice Martin (Alabama)

Jordan, Albert L. (Alabama)

Kendrick, Michael G. (Alabama)

Kent, Ronald H Jr. (Alabama)

Lawson, Theodore A III (Alabama)

Lee, Brandy Murphy (Alabama)

Lentine, John A (Alabama)

Lucas, Michael L. (Alabama)

Lunsford, Kallie C. (Alabama)

Mays, Stephanie Houston (Alabama)

McElheny, Terry (Alabama)

Morse, Wayne Jr. (Alabama)

Murphy, Grace Robinson (Alabama)

Murrill, James Edward Jr. (Alabama)

Obradovic, V Michelle (Alabama)

Penn, Myron C (Alabama)

Perkins, Byron Renard (Alabama)

Rigsby, Nefertari Sudetta (Alabama)

Riley, Robert R. Jr. (Alabama)

Rouco, Richard P (Alabama)

Saxon, John D (Alabama)

Shirley, Elizabeth Bosquet (Alabama)

Simon, Kenneth O (Alabama)

Somerville, William G III (Alabama)

Stewart, Marvin L Jr (Alabama)

Strickland, Edwin A. (Alabama)

Vanterpool, Jonice M. (Alabama)

Waggoner, Mark T (Alabama)

Wagner, Charles S. (Alabama)

Waldrep, Charlie D. (Alabama)

Walker, Susan Jane (Alabama)

Walston, David (Alabama)

Walthall, Howard P. Jr. (Alabama)

Wood, J. Fred Jr. (Alabama)

Woolley, Tammy C. (Alabama)

Yuengert, Anne R (Alabama)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Document

2:75-cv-00666

Docket

April 2, 2021

April 2, 2021

Docket

2:74-cv-00012

Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief

Ensley Branch of NAACP v. Seibels

Jan. 4, 1974

Jan. 4, 1974

Complaint

2:74-cv-00017

Preliminary Statement [Complaint - Class Action]

United States v. City of Birmingham

Jan. 7, 1974

Jan. 7, 1974

Complaint

2:75-cv-00666

2:74-cv-00017

Complaint

May 27, 1975

May 27, 1975

Complaint

2:75-cv-00666

2:74-cv-00017

76-cv-02047

2:74-cv-00012

Opinion (Tests being in Violation of Title VII, further instructions)

Ensley Branch of the N.A.A.C.P. v. Seibels

Jan. 10, 1977

Jan. 10, 1977

Order/Opinion

77-01819

Opinion

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

May 8, 1980

May 8, 1980

Order/Opinion

80-00406

Opinion (Denying Petition for writ of certiorari to 5th Circuit USCA)

Supreme Court of the United States

Dec. 15, 1980

Dec. 15, 1980

Order/Opinion

2:75-cv-00666

Consent Decree with the Jefferson County Personnel Board

June 8, 1981

June 8, 1981

Order/Opinion

2:75-cv-00666

Consent Decree with the City of Birmingham

U.S. v. Jefferson County

June 8, 1981

June 8, 1981

Order/Opinion

2:75-cv-00666

Opinion

Aug. 18, 1981

Aug. 18, 1981

Order/Opinion

Resources

Docket

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DOCKET modification (utility event) terminating case (TLM) (Entered: 03/28/1995)

March 1, 1983

March 1, 1983

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CERTIFIED copy of Appellate Court order: that the order of District Court are Affirmed in part Reversed in part and Vacated in part and that this action is Remanded t District Court for further proceedings (issued as mandate 3/23/95) filed (TLM) (Entered: 03/28/1995)

March 28, 1995

March 28, 1995

DOCKET modification (utility event) Case reopened (TLM) (Entered: 03/28/1995)

March 28, 1995

March 28, 1995

DOCKET modification (utility event) ; Status hearing to be held on 9:00 6/30/95 see order of 4/17/95 on manual docket sheet (KAM) (Entered: 04/17/1995)

April 17, 1995

April 17, 1995

2

ORDER after the conference on2/6/97 the parties have agreed to the the schedule as set out in the provisions of this order :2/14/97 exchange of discovery requests 1/30/97 discovery to conclude including responses to written discovery requests 7/97 backpay hrgs for the original fifteen plas 9/97 trial of the claims of th remaing plas filed ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) cm (TLM) (Entered: 02/12/1997)

Feb. 10, 1997

Feb. 10, 1997

3

MOTION by Wilks Class to enforce settlement agreement on attorneys fees filed cs (Former Employee) (Entered: 06/09/1997)

June 6, 1997

June 6, 1997

4

3 − ORDER finding the motion to enforce settlement agreement on attorneys fees [3−1] moot ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) entered cm (TLM) (Entered: 07/31/1997)

July 30, 1997

July 30, 1997

5

MOTION by Martin plaintiff &the Bryant Intevenors for final distribution of settlement funds for order filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 01/05/1998)

Dec. 17, 1997

Dec. 17, 1997

6

MOTION by defendant Jim Woodward to withdraw attorney J Fred Wood, Terry McElheny filed cs (TLM) Modified on 01/08/1998 (Entered: 01/05/1998)

Jan. 2, 1998

Jan. 2, 1998

7

MOTION by Martin pla and Bryant intervenors request for hrg or conference concerning Personnel Bd compliance with modified consent decree for hearing filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 01/08/1998)

Jan. 6, 1998

Jan. 6, 1998

8

MOTION by plaintiff Wilks Class for temporary restraining order filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 03/13/1998)

March 13, 1998

March 13, 1998

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6 − ORDER granting motion to withdraw attorney J Fred Wood, Terry McElheny [6−1] ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) entered cm (TLM) (Entered: 03/27/1998)

March 25, 1998

March 25, 1998

11

− ORDER withdrawing motion for order [5−1] for final distrution of funds ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) entered cm (TLM) (Entered: 03/27/1998)

March 25, 1998

March 25, 1998

DOCKET modification (utility event) withdrawing attorney attorney Terry McElheny for Jim Woodward, attorney J Fred Wood for Jim Woodward (TLM) (Entered: 03/27/1998)

March 27, 1998

March 27, 1998

12

MOTION by plaintiff Wilks Class for order for further injunctive relief , and for order to hold dfts in civil contempt filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 05/08/1998)

May 7, 1998

May 7, 1998

13

MOTION by plaintiff Wilks Class for temporary restraining order filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 05/08/1998)

May 7, 1998

May 7, 1998

14

ORDER granting motion for temporary restraining order [13−1] as set o ut in the provisions of this order filed ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) cm (TLM) (Entered: 05/08/1998)

May 8, 1998

May 8, 1998

15

7 − ORDER granting motion for hearing [7−1] by separate order ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) entered cm (TLM) (Entered: 05/18/1998)

May 18, 1998

May 18, 1998

16

NOTICE of appearance for defendant Mel Bailey by Mark T Waggoner, Jeffrey D Dyess filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 05/20/1998)

May 20, 1998

May 20, 1998

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ORDER ; hearing to be held on 9:00 6/30/98 on the Jeff Cty Personnel Bds compliance with the 1995 Compiance Modification Order; the court hereby vacates the tro entered on 5/8/98 regarding promotions to Sergeant , Lieutenant and Captain at the City fo Bham Plice Dept; pursuant to the courts finding the City of Bham is directed to promptly complete a written job analysis for the position of Plice Captain and begin the process of revising its selection procedures for this position in a way that is consistent with implementing selection devices which are job related and which reduce or eliminate adverse impact as provided by paragraph 15 of the 1995 City Modification Order; filed ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) cm (TLM) (Entered: 05/20/1998)

May 20, 1998

May 20, 1998

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COURTROOM NOTES: 05/20/98−HEARING on Plff−intervenors' Motion for Further Injunctive Relief (SCP)−Court's preliminary remarks−Plff−intervenors' testimony−Plff−intervenors rest−Deft City of B'ham's testimony−Deft City of B'ham rests−Counsel's closing arguments−The Court to VACATE the previous injunction order and to allow the selection process to proceed−WRITTEN ORDER to be entered. (Julie Martin, Court Reporter) (RLD) (Entered: 05/21/1998)

May 20, 1998

May 20, 1998

MOTION by movant Evelyn C Drake to consolidate cases w/CV−98−JEO−1044−S , or, alternatively for order for limited intervention filed cs (see doc #4 in CV−98−JEO−1044−S) (Former Employee) (Entered: 06/10/1998)

May 20, 1998

May 20, 1998

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OPPOSITION by defendant Bham City of to motion for injunctive relief for further injunctive relief [12−1] filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 05/21/1998)

May 21, 1998

May 21, 1998

19

DEPOSITION of George L. C ooley taken on behalf of: pla intervenor (Wilkes Class) (pgs 71−74 SEALED) filed (TLM) (Entered: 05/27/1998)

May 26, 1998

May 26, 1998

20

NOTICE filed by defendant Personnel Bd of Jeff of compliance cs (TLM) (Entered: 05/28/1998)

May 28, 1998

May 28, 1998

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ORDER after careful consideration the court hereby directs taht the Wilks Exhibit #52 presented at hrg on 5/20/98; be placed under seal to protect the privacy of the individuals named thereon; a copy of the Wilks Exhibit 52 that has ahd the named redacted will be placed in the file not under seal in the place of the original version filed ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) cm (TLM) (Entered: 06/01/1998)

June 1, 1998

June 1, 1998

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ORDER granting motion to consolidate cases w/CV−98−JEO−1044−S [0−1] 2:75−cv−666 with member cases 2:98−cv−1044 filed ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) cm (Former Employee) (Entered: 06/15/1998)

June 15, 1998

June 15, 1998

DOCKET modification (utility event) terminating motion for order for limited intervention [0−2] (TLM) (Entered: 12/09/1998)

June 15, 1998

June 15, 1998

23

NOTICE filed by defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd in 2:75−cv−00666 on 6/22/98 report to the court (TLM) (Entered: 06/27/1998)

June 22, 1998

June 22, 1998

24

NOTICE (amended) report to the court of 6/22/98 filed by defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd in 2:75−cv−00666 (TLM) (Entered: 06/27/1998)

June 26, 1998

June 26, 1998

25

AFFIDAVIT of Matthew N. Kaplan filed (TLM) (Entered: 06/29/1998)

June 29, 1998

June 29, 1998

COURTROOM NOTES: COMPLIANCE HEARING (SCP)−Court's preliminary remarks−Counsel's arguments−Status Meeting to be scheduled for early August, 1998−(Lindy Fuller, Court Reporter) (RLD) (Entered: 06/30/1998)

June 30, 1998

June 30, 1998

642

NOTICE of appeal by plaintiff Wilks Class in 2:75−cv−00666 from District Court decision [17−2] ; notice of appeal, order appealed from and court copy of docket entries w/transmittal letter mailed cm (TLM) (Entered: 07/14/1998)

July 9, 1998

July 9, 1998

643

ORDER ( APPOINTING SPECIAL MASTER &COURT APPOINTED EXPERT DR. JOHN VERES) as set out in the provisions of this order filed ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) cm (TLM) (Entered: 07/20/1998)

July 17, 1998

July 17, 1998

NOTIFICATION by Circuit Court of Appellate docket number in 2:75−cv−00666 98−6512 (TLM) (Entered: 07/28/1998)

July 28, 1998

July 28, 1998

644

TRANSCRIPT of proceedings had before Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr on 6/30/98 , filed − Court Reporter Lindy Fuller (TLM) (Entered: 08/11/1998)

Aug. 10, 1998

Aug. 10, 1998

645

CERTIFIED copy of Appellate Court order in CV 75−P−666−S (98−6512): dated 8/28/98 issued as mandate that per appellant's motion for voluntary dismissal, appeal was dismissed 8/28/98, with exhs att [642−1] filed (Former Employee) (Entered: 08/31/1998)

Aug. 31, 1998

Aug. 31, 1998

646

TRANSCRIPT of proceedings had before Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr on 8/11/98 , filed − Court Reporter Teresa Roberson (TLM) (Entered: 09/01/1998)

Aug. 31, 1998

Aug. 31, 1998

647

TRANSCRIPT of proceedings had before Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr on 9/16/98 , filed − Court Reporter Lindy Fuller (TLM) (Entered: 10/05/1998)

Sept. 28, 1998

Sept. 28, 1998

648

ORDER that the City of Bham shall indicate to the parties the job classification for which it believes n adverse impact exists; the parties shall then determine thejobs in which the existence of adverse impact is disputed; the parties shall submit a list of disputed jobs to Dr. Veres; Dr Veres shall review the submitted materials and propose to the parties and to the court a model for analyzing adverse impact in the Citys jobs, Dr Veres may provide other guidance or suggestion on the issue of analyzing adverse impact in the Citys jobs; The City shall pay Dr Veres for service performed for the City or in connection with the Citys data ; The City shall not be responsibe for paying Dr. Veres for time spent in conferences with the court unlsess the time attributable to City matters is significat and easily identifiable ; Status hearing to be held on 11:00 11/3/98 filed ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) cm (TLM) (Entered: 10/08/1998)

Oct. 7, 1998

Oct. 7, 1998

Clearinghouse
649

NOTICE (report to court) filed by defendant Personnel Bd of Jeff in 2:75−cv−00666 cs (TLM) (Entered: 10/29/1998)

Oct. 28, 1998

Oct. 28, 1998

650

Report to the court filed by defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd in 2:75−cv−00666 cs (TLM) (Entered: 12/29/1998)

Dec. 22, 1998

Dec. 22, 1998

651

TRANSCRIPT of proceedings had before Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr on 11/3/98 , filed − Court Reporter Lindy Fuller (TLM) (Entered: 01/14/1999)

Jan. 14, 1999

Jan. 14, 1999

653

ORDER [12−1], taht all pending motions in the above styled case are deemed moot and w/o prejudice to re−presentation in appropriate cases as indicated in this order; each of the cases is severed from any other case with which it may have been previously consolidated; each of the causes is administratively closed w/o prejudice and w/o taxation of costs; any relief granted or injunctions previously entered and still effective in these cases (or 84−90e) remain in effect as the judgment of this court and the court retains jursidciton to consider and act upon any pending or subesquently filed motions or other requests for enforcement of or relief from or modification of such orders or injunctions; this order does not vacate any previously entered order in any of these cases or in 84−903 determining that claims or defenses should be maintained on behalf of a class of plas, dfts or intervenors; any unresolved previously−pending cliams for individual relief in these cases based on claims of "reverse discrimination " may be preserved by filng within 60 days an appropriate claim as an intervenor in 84−903; recognizing the possibility that the administrative closing of these cases might unintentionally adversely affect of the rights of some pla or class memeber the court reserves the power on motion filed within 60 days to set aside and vacate in whole or in part the closing of these caes w/o any requirement to show good cause; recognizing that documents filed in the cases might become relevant in considering further issues in 84−903 or in considering post judgment issues in the above sty;ed causes the court directs taht until further order the Clerk Office retain locally the files in these cases [12−2] terminating case (2:98−cv−01044) filed ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) cm (TLM) (Entered: 01/14/1999)

Jan. 14, 1999

Jan. 14, 1999

Clearinghouse
654

MOTION by defendant to withdraw attorney Mark T Waggoner, Jeffrey D Dyess &Roger L Bates filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 02/08/1999)

Feb. 5, 1999

Feb. 5, 1999

655

654 − ORDER granting motion to withdraw attorney Mark T Waggoner, Jeffrey D Dyess &Roger L Bates [654−1] ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) entered cm (TLM) (Entered: 02/11/1999)

Feb. 10, 1999

Feb. 10, 1999

DOCKET modification (utility event) withdrawing attorney attorney Jeffrey D Dyess for Mel Bailey, attorney Mark T Waggoner for Mel Bailey, attorney Charles S Wagner for Jefferson Cty (TLM) (Entered: 02/11/1999)

Feb. 11, 1999

Feb. 11, 1999

656

NOTICE of appearance for defendant Jefferson Cty, defendant Ben L Erdreich, defendant Thomas W Gloor, defendant Chriss H Doss, defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd, defendant Jefferson Cty, defendant Personnel Bd of Jeff, defendant Bham City of, defendant Mel Bailey, defendant Jim Woodward by R Jackson Drake, Richard P Rouco filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 02/17/1999)

Feb. 12, 1999

Feb. 12, 1999

657

TRANSCRIPT of proceedings had before Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr on January 13, 1999 , filed − Court Reporter Lindy Minton Fuller (SRJ) (Entered: 02/26/1999)

Feb. 25, 1999

Feb. 25, 1999

658

MOTION by plaintiff Wilks Class for attorney fees filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 03/05/1999)

March 4, 1999

March 4, 1999

659

658 − ORDER granting motion for attorney fees [658−1] to the extent that the City of Bham is expected to pay non disputed fees/ costs of Wilks class atty or same time table as paying fees, costs of own counsel ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) entered cm (TLM) (Entered: 03/11/1999)

March 10, 1999

March 10, 1999

660

MOTION by defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd to withdraw attorney LaVeeda Morgan Battle filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 03/25/1999)

March 24, 1999

March 24, 1999

NOTICE of appearance for defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd by Charlie D Waldrep filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 03/25/1999)

March 24, 1999

March 24, 1999

661

NOTICE of appearance by Charlie D. Waldrep for defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd by filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 03/26/1999)

March 25, 1999

March 25, 1999

662

660 − ORDER granting motion to withdraw attorney LaVeeda Morgan Battle [660−1] ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) entered cm (TLM) (Entered: 03/29/1999)

March 29, 1999

March 29, 1999

663

NOTICE of compliance by defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd with [0−0] filed s (TLM) (Entered: 04/26/1999)

April 23, 1999

April 23, 1999

664

MOTION by defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd to withdraw attorney Michael G Graffeo filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 04/26/1999)

April 26, 1999

April 26, 1999

665

664 − ORDER granting motion to withdraw attorney Michael G Graffeo [664−1] attorney Michael G Graffeo for Jefferson Cty; dft will continue to be represented by Charlie D. Waldrep of Gorham &Waldrep, P.C. ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) entered cm (SRJ) (Entered: 05/04/1999)

May 4, 1999

May 4, 1999

666

ORDER (Protective) as set out in the provisions of this order filed ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) cm (TLM) (Entered: 06/11/1999)

June 11, 1999

June 11, 1999

667

NOTICE of appearance for defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd by Myron C Penn filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 06/14/1999)

June 14, 1999

June 14, 1999

668

MOTION by plaintiff Wilks Class to compel with order to pay atty fees filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 06/28/1999)

June 25, 1999

June 25, 1999

669

TRANSCRIPT of proceedings had before Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr on 6/2/99 , filed − Court Reporter Lindy Fuller (TLM) (Entered: 07/19/1999)

July 15, 1999

July 15, 1999

670

668 − ORDER finding the motion to compel [668−1] moot ( by Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) entered cm (TLM) (Entered: 07/22/1999)

July 21, 1999

July 21, 1999

671

WITNESS list by defendant Bham City of filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 09/10/1999)

Aug. 31, 1999

Aug. 31, 1999

672

EXHIBIT list by defendant Bham City of filed cs (TLM) (Entered: 09/10/1999)

Aug. 31, 1999

Aug. 31, 1999

673

TRANSCRIPT of proceedings had before Chief Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr on 7/21/99 , filed − Court Reporter Lindy Fuller (TLM) (Entered: 09/20/1999)

Sept. 15, 1999

Sept. 15, 1999

674

NOTICE of Compliance Report filed by dft Jefferson Cty Per Bd w/diskette attached thereto (DWC) (Entered: 10/22/1999)

Oct. 22, 1999

Oct. 22, 1999

675

MOTION by dft Jefferson Cty Per Bd to continue 2/16/00 hearing for a period of (90) days filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 02/14/2000)

Feb. 11, 2000

Feb. 11, 2000

676

ORDER granting motion to continue 2/16/00 hearing for a date to be set [675−1] filed ( by Senior Judge Sam C. Pointer Jr ) cm (DWC) (Entered: 02/16/2000)

Feb. 16, 2000

Feb. 16, 2000

677

NOTICE of reassignment Case reassigned to Judge C L. Smith Jr cm (DWC) (Entered: 04/06/2000)

April 6, 2000

April 6, 2000

678

NOTICE of compliance Report by dft Jefferson Cty Per Bd with [0−0] filed (DWC) (Entered: 04/27/2000)

April 27, 2000

April 27, 2000

679

MOTION by dft Bham City of &former Mayor, Richard Arrington, Jr to withdraw attorney James K Baker filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 05/05/2000)

May 5, 2000

May 5, 2000

680

679 − ORDER granting motion to withdraw attorney James K Baker [679−1] ( by Judge C L. Smith Jr ) entered cm (SHB) (Entered: 05/08/2000)

May 8, 2000

May 8, 2000

UTILITY event: terminates attorney James K Baker for Bham City of pursuant to doc# 680 (SHB) (Entered: 05/08/2000)

May 8, 2000

May 8, 2000

REMARK envelope addressed to James S Angus w/ doc# 677 returned w/ notation "return to sender attempted not known" (SHB) (Entered: 05/30/2000)

May 25, 2000

May 25, 2000

681

NOTICE of appearance for dft Jefferson Cty Per Bd by Virginia M Obradovic filed cs (DWC) (Entered: 07/06/2000)

June 30, 2000

June 30, 2000

682

MOTION by defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd to withdraw attorney LaVeeda Morgan Battle filed cs (MAA) (Entered: 07/12/2000)

July 11, 2000

July 11, 2000

683

682 − ORDER granting motion to withdraw attorney LaVeeda Morgan Battle [682−1] ( by Judge C L. Smith Jr ) entered (SHB) (Entered: 07/17/2000)

July 17, 2000

July 17, 2000

684

NOTICE of appearance for defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd by V. Michelle Obradovic. filed cs (MAA) (Entered: 07/21/2000)

July 20, 2000

July 20, 2000

REMARK Mailed Order granting motion to withdraw mailed to Thomas D Barr returned by USPO marked attempted−not known. (Former Employee) (Entered: 07/27/2000)

July 27, 2000

July 27, 2000

685

NOTICE of hearing status conference set for 10/30/00 at 10:00 in Birmingham in this and CV 98−s−1044−S issued cm (LCW) Modified on 09/19/2000 (Entered: 09/18/2000)

Sept. 18, 2000

Sept. 18, 2000

686

ORDER directing all attys involved in this action be present at the status conference scheduled at 10:00 am 10/30/00 in Birmingham unless after receipt of the written status report the court determines there is no need for such conference due to its completeness filed ( by Judge C L. Smith Jr ) cm (SHB) (Entered: 09/25/2000)

Sept. 25, 2000

Sept. 25, 2000

REMARK envelopes addressed to Karin Antonoia and Thomas D Barr w/ doc# 685 returned w/ notation "returned to sender company name requested" (SHB) (Entered: 10/02/2000)

Sept. 29, 2000

Sept. 29, 2000

REMARK envelope addressed to James S Angus w/ doc# 685 returned w/ notation "returned to sender attempted not known Washington DC 20013" (SHB) (Entered: 10/06/2000)

Oct. 6, 2000

Oct. 6, 2000

REMARK envelope address to James S Angus w/ order entered 9/25/00 [doc# 686] returned w/ notation "returned to sender attempted not known" (SHB) (Entered: 10/17/2000)

Oct. 16, 2000

Oct. 16, 2000

687

NOTICE of history of the litigation current status and project completion timelines filed by defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd (SHB) (Entered: 10/17/2000)

Oct. 17, 2000

Oct. 17, 2000

688

SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE of compliance by defendant Jefferson Cty Per Bd with 1995 modification orders [0−0] filed cs (SHB) (Entered: 10/23/2000)

Oct. 23, 2000

Oct. 23, 2000

689

OBJECTIONS by defendant Bham City of to status report filed cs (LCW) (Entered: 10/27/2000)

Oct. 27, 2000

Oct. 27, 2000

690

OBJECTIONS by Martin plaintiffs to status report filed (LCW) (Entered: 10/27/2000)

Oct. 27, 2000

Oct. 27, 2000

691

OBJECTIONS by plaintiff Wilks Class to status report filed cs (LCW) (Entered: 10/27/2000)

Oct. 27, 2000

Oct. 27, 2000

COURTROOM NOTES: Status conference held before the Honorable C. Lynwood Smith, Jr., US District Judge; remarks by counsel for parties; written order to be entered by the court; Julie Martin, reporter (LCW) (Entered: 11/24/2000)

Oct. 30, 2000

Oct. 30, 2000

692

ORDER in accordance with the instructions given at the status conference held 10/30/00 the parties are ordered to sumit written recommendations and proposals as to what court actions are necessary to move these actions toward closure in prompt manner by 11/20/00 as more fully set out in the order Status hearing to be held on 10:00 11/30/00 ; Status hearing held on 10/31/00 filed (by Judge C L Smith Jr) cm (LCW) (Entered: 10/31/2000)

Oct. 31, 2000

Oct. 31, 2000

693

NOTICE of appearance for defendant Jim Woodward by Algert S Agricola Jr, Albert L Jordan filed cs (SHB) (Entered: 11/02/2000)

Oct. 31, 2000

Oct. 31, 2000

REMARK envelope addressed to Karin Antonia and Thomas D Barr w/ doc# 692 returned w/ notation "returned to sender forwarding order expired" (SHB) (Entered: 11/15/2000)

Nov. 13, 2000

Nov. 13, 2000

694

TRANSCRIPT of proceedings had before Judge C L. Smith Jr on 10/30/00 , filed − Court Reporter Julie Martin (SHB) (Entered: 11/15/2000)

Nov. 13, 2000

Nov. 13, 2000

695

NOTICE of compliance by plaintiff USA with [692−2] filed cs (SHB) (Entered: 11/20/2000)

Nov. 20, 2000

Nov. 20, 2000

697

RESPONSE by dft Jim Woodward order of 10/31/00 [692−2] filed cs (LCW) (Entered: 11/22/2000)

Nov. 20, 2000

Nov. 20, 2000

698

RESPONSE by defendant Jefferson Cty order of 10/31/00 [692−2] filed cs (LCW) (Entered: 11/24/2000)

Nov. 20, 2000

Nov. 20, 2000

699

RESPONSE by Martin Plaintiffs and Bryant Intervenors to order of 10/31/00 [692−2] filed cs (LCW) (Entered: 11/24/2000)

Nov. 20, 2000

Nov. 20, 2000

700

RESPONSE by dft Jefferson Cty Per Bd to order of 10/31/00 (re: Application of Al Competitive Bid Law to contracts between Personnel Bd and Consultants) filed (LCW) (Entered: 11/24/2000)

Nov. 20, 2000

Nov. 20, 2000

Case Details

State / Territory: Alabama

Case Type(s):

Equal Employment

Special Collection(s):

Civil Rights Division Archival Collection

Multi-LexSum (in sample)

Key Dates

Filing Date: May 27, 1975

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

United States on behalf African-Americans and women applicants for municipal and governmental positions within Jefferson County, and non-black plaintiffs alleging reverse discrimination.

Plaintiff Type(s):

U.S. Dept of Justice plaintiff

Attorney Organizations:

U.S. Dept. of Justice Civil Rights Division

Public Interest Lawyer: Yes

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: Yes

Class Action Outcome: Granted

Defendants

Jefferson County, County

Birmingham, City

Defendant Type(s):

Law-enforcement

Jurisdiction-wide

Fire

Case Details

Causes of Action:

42 U.S.C. § 1981

Title VII (including PDA), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e

Constitutional Clause(s):

Equal Protection

Supremacy Clause

Available Documents:

Trial Court Docket

Complaint (any)

Monetary Relief

Injunctive (or Injunctive-like) Relief

Any published opinion

U.S. Supreme Court merits opinion

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Plaintiff

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Attorneys fees

Damages

Declaratory Judgment

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Litigation

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Private Settlement Agreement

Order Duration: 1981 - 2020

Content of Injunction:

Receivership

Hire

Promotion

Discrimination Prohibition

Retaliation Prohibition

Develop anti-discrimination policy

Utilize objective hiring/promotion criteria

Follow recruitment, hiring, or promotion protocols

Comply with advertising/recruiting requirements

Other requirements regarding hiring, promotion, retention

Post/Distribute Notice of Rights / EE Law

Provide antidiscrimination training

Implement complaint/dispute resolution process

Reporting

Recordkeeping

Monitoring

Goals (e.g., for hiring, admissions)

Issues

General:

Record-keeping

Records Disclosure

Retaliation

Discrimination-area:

Disparate Impact

Disparate Treatment

Hiring

Promotion

Seniority

Testing

Training

Discrimination-basis:

Race discrimination

Sex discrimination

Race:

Black

Affected Sex or Gender:

Female