COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES v. DAVIS

No. 77-1553.

440 U.S. 625 (1979)

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ET AL. v. DAVIS ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 27, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Stewart argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs was John H. Larson.

A. Thomas Hunt argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Timothy B. Flynn and Walter Cochran-Bond.*


MR. JUSTICE BRENNAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

The District Court for the Central District of California determined in 1973 that hiring practices of the County of Los Angeles respecting the County Fire Department violated 42 U. S. C. § 1981.1 The District Court in an unreported opinion and order permanently enjoined all future discrimination and entered a remedial hiring order. The...

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