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DAVIS v. WASHINGTON

Civ. A. No. 1086-70.

352 F.Supp. 187 (1972)

Alfred E. DAVIS et al., Plaintiffs, v. Walter E. WASHINGTON et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

December 20, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard B. Sobol, New Orleans, La., George Cooper, New York City, Richard Seymour, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

John Salyer, Asst. Corp. Counsel, William H. Schweitzer, Asst. U. S. Atty., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GESELL, District Judge.

This phase of this class action involves a claim that promotions by the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) from patrolman to sergeant discriminate against blacks in violation of the Fifth Amendment and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. A promotion roster is maintained by the MPD, ranking qualified candidates on the basis of their combined score determined by (1) a supervisory...

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