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PENN v. UNITED STATES

Civ. A. No. 3638-N.

350 F.Supp. 752 (1972)

Willie PENN et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED STATES of America et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M. D. Alabama, N. D.

October 9, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Morris Dees and Joseph J. Levin, Jr. (Southern Poverty Law Center), Montgomery, Ala.

Orzell Billingsley, Jr., Birmingham, and J. L. Chestnut, Jr., Selma, Ala., for plaintiffs.

Ira DeMent, U. S. Atty., and Kenneth E. Vines, Asst. U. S. Atty., Montgomery, Ala., for defendants.

ORDER

JOHNSON, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs Penn and Foster bring this class action against the United States and various named individuals as heads of departments and agencies of the United States which have offices, agents, and a portion of their operations located in Alabama. The plaintiffs charge the defendants with systematic racial discrimination in hiring and promotion. Plaintiffs allege jurisdiction under Title 28, United States Code, Sections 2201, 1331...

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