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WOODSON v. FULTON

Nos. 79-1003, 79-1009.

614 F.2d 940 (1980)

Jimmie H. WOODSON, Appellant, v. Jack M. FULTON, etc., et al., Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided February 7, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

George Wm. Warren, IV, Richmond, Va. (Francis, Hubard, Tice & Warren, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellant.

D. Eugene Webb, Jr., Richmond, Va. (Andrew J. Ellis, Jr., Barbara Tessin Jones, Mays, Valentine, Davenport & Moore, Richmond, Va., on brief), for appellee Jack M. Fulton.

Matthew N. Ott, Jr., Ott, Morchower, Thompson & McMullan, Richmond, Va., on brief, for appellee Col. Frank S. Duling.

Michael Morchower, Ott, Morchower, Thompson & McMullan, Richmond, Va., on brief, for appellee Cap. S. J. Wood.

Before WINTER and HALL, Circuit Judges, and PERRY, District Judge.

WINTER, Circuit Judge:

We must decide if a suit filed by Jimmie Woodson, a black former police officer of the city of Richmond, Virginia, alleging various forms of racial discrimination in employment is barred in whole or in part by an earlier decree in a class action suit. To the extent relevant here, the district court ruled that the decree in the class action suit was res judicata of the individual suit. We reverse in part and remand for further proceedings...

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