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KING v. COCHRAN

No. 76-1825.

551 F.2d 1133 (1977)

Marvin S. KING, Appellant, v. Gary COCHRAN et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided March 31, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. Dent Gitchel, Little Rock, Ark., for appellant; Eugene R. Warren, Little Rock, Ark., on brief.

Thomas S. Streetman, Crossett, Ark., for appellees; William S. Arnold, Crossett, Ark., on brief.

Before VAN OOSTERHOUT, Senior Circuit Judge, and BRIGHT and ROSS, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

This suit was brought by Marvin King, a black school teacher, seeking declaratory, injunctive and monetary relief on the basis of allegations that the retirement policy adopted by the Portland School District is racially discriminatory. The suit was brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and the equal protection clause of the fourteenth amendment.

The retirement policy at issue requires a teacher with twenty years experience to retire from the District...

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