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RICHMOND BLACK POLICE OFF'RS v. CITY OF RICHMOND, VA.

Nos. 76-1043-76-1045.

548 F.2d 123 (1977)

The RICHMOND BLACK POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION et al., Appellees, v. The CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, et al., Appellees, v. Theodore M. THORNTON, Appellant. The RICHMOND BLACK POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION et al., Appellees, v. The CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA, et al., Appellees, v. Jack M. FULTON, Appellant. The RICHMOND BLACK POLICE OFFICERS ASSOCIATION et al., Appellees, v. The CITY OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA et al., Appellees, v. James R. SAUL, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided January 10, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradfute W. Davenport, Jr., Richmond, Va. (John S. Davenport, III, Mays, Valentine, Davenport & Moore, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellants.

Conard Mattox, Richmond, Va., for appellees.

Before CRAVEN, RUSSELL, and HALL, Circuit Judges.

K. K. HALL, Circuit Judge.

The defendants are all officials of The City of Richmond, Virginia. Jack M. Fulton is Director of Public Safety, Theodore M. Thornton is Director of Personnel, and James R. Saul is Assistant City Attorney. All three were adjudged guilty of contempt and fined by the district judge for failure to obey a consent decree approved by the court. We reverse.

On July 3, 1975, a civil rights suit was brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§...

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