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WALLACE v. CHAPPELL

No. 79-3172.

637 F.2d 1345 (1981)

Vernon WALLACE, Robert Lemons, Cornelius Hickey, James Richardson and George Shannon, Appellants, v. Commander George C. CHAPPELL, Lieutenant Commander Kenneth Viafore, Lieutenant Clarence Schultz, Lieutenant Barron Bianco, Lieutenant Kenneth Jordan, EMC Richard McCannon, ICC David Lamser, MSC Lumberto Papa, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 2, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Murcko, Oakland, Cal., for appellants.

Edward F. Kolker, Asst. U. S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for appellees.

Before BROWNING, Chief Judge, GOODWIN, KENNEDY, SKOPIL, FARRIS, PREGERSON, ALARCON, POOLE, FERGUSON, NELSON and BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiffs, enlisted United States Naval personnel, sued certain of their superior officers for money damages and injunctive relief for alleged racial discrimination in job assignments, schooling, punishment, quarterly marks and skill ratings. They sought redress under 42 U.S.C. § 1985 and its jurisdictional counterpart, 28 U.S.C. § 1343. The district court dismissed the action and plaintiffs appeal.

The district court entered final judgment...

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