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WILMORE v. CITY OF WILMINGTON

Civ. A. No. 80-76.

533 F.Supp. 844 (1982)

James T. WILMORE, William D. Pearson, and Alonzo Hooten, Plaintiffs, v. The CITY OF WILMINGTON, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff, v. WILMINGTON FIREFIGHTERS LOCAL 1590, INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

January 19, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary W. Aber, Biggs & Battaglia, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiffs.

Jeffrey S. Goddess, City Sol., Frederick H. Schranck, Asst. City Sol., Wilmington, Del., for defendant and third-party plaintiff.

Charles P. Brandt, Brandt & Benson, Wilmington, Del., for third-party defendant.

OPINION

STAPLETON, District Judge:

Since 1921 the City of Wilmington has employed paid professional firefighters. Not until 1961, however, did the Bureau of Fire include any blacks or hispanics in its ranks.1 (PX-8). The number of minorities has increased substantially since 1971; blacks and hispanics now comprise about 15% of the force.2 But despite gains in hiring, they remain significantly under...

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