DAWSON v. PASTRICK

Nos. 78-1139, 78-1140.

600 F.2d 70 (1979)

James DAWSON et al., Plaintiffs-Cross-Appellants, v. Robert B. PASTRICK et al., Defendants-Appellees, and East Chicago Firefighters Association, Local 365, Intervenor-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 31, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hilbert L. Bradley, Gary, Ind., for intervenor-appellant.

Anthony DeBonis, Jr., East Chicago, Ind., Donald J. Evans, Project Justice & Equality, Valparaiso, Univ. School of Law, Valparaiso, Ind., for plaintiffs-cross-appellants.

Before SPRECHER and WOOD, Circuit Judges, and CAMPBELL, Senior District Judge.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

This racial discrimination case challenging the employment practices of the East Chicago, Indiana Fire Department comes to this court after nearly seven years in the district court. The case proceeded on the basis of the plaintiffs' third amended complaint filed on May 23, 1973. The nineteen named plaintiffs brought the action on behalf of themselves and all other Black and Spanish surnamed persons similarly situated against East...

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