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THAGGARD v. THE CITY OF JACKSON

Nos. 78-2980, 78-3642.

618 F.2d 272 (1980)

R. D. THAGGARD et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, a Municipal Corporation, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Ronald N. ASHLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF JACKSON et al., Defendants-Appellees. R. D. THAGGARD et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF JACKSON et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

June 2, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald N. Ashley, pro se, Dixon L. Pyles, Jackson, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John E. Stone, City Atty., Jackson, Miss., Gerald S. Hartman, Drew S. Days, III, Asst. Atty. Gen., David L. Rose, S. Theodore Merritt, Attys., U. S. Dept. of Justice, Employment Sec., Civil Rights Div., Washington, D. C., Robert E. Hauberg, U. S. Atty., Jackson, Miss., for defendants-appellees.

Before HATCHETT and TATE, Circuit Judges, and GROOMS, District Judge.

PER CURIAM:

In this consolidated action, appellants, Thaggard and Ashley, appeal a district court dismissal of their reverse discrimination suits which challenge the hiring and promotional practices of the City of Jackson, as set forth in earlier consent decrees. Because we find appellants' challenges impermissible collateral attacks, we affirm.

The question whether appellants may intervene in the original actions is not before us. Rather, the question is...

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