HAYWORTH v. CITY OF OAKLAND

Docket No. 45395.

129 Cal.App.3d 723 (1982)

181 Cal. Rptr. 214

JAMES HAYWORTH et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. CITY OF OAKLAND et al., Defendants and Respondents.

Court of Appeals of California, First District, Division One.

March 12, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Duane W. Reno and Davis, Cowell & Bowe for Plaintiffs and Appellants.

Jeffrey N. Haney, Acting City Attorney, Susan Watkins and Theodore R. Lakey, Assistant City Attorneys, for Defendants and Respondents.


OPINION

GRODIN, J.

In 1975, a group of black firefighters brought suit against various officials of the City of Oakland (City) seeking relief for what they claimed were racially discriminatory practices by the City's fire department in hiring and promotion. The trial court, finding in favor of plaintiffs on their claim of past racial discrimination, issued a writ of mandate on December 9, 1975, ordering, among other things, that respondents...

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