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DAVIS v. WASHINGTON

Civ. A. No. 1086-70.

348 F.Supp. 15 (1972)

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

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

July 31, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard Sobol, Richard T. Seymour, Washington, D. C., for plaintiffs.

William Sweitzer, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., for the United States.

John Salyer, Asst. Corporation Counsel, Washington, D. C., for District of Columbia.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

GESELL, District Judge.

This is a class action brought by several black police officers and rejected black applicants for employment as police officers who generally allege that the Metropolitan Police Department discriminates against blacks in its recruiting and promotions in violation of the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Title VII of the Civil Rights...

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