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BRATTON v. CITY OF DETROIT

No. 80-1837.

704 F.2d 878 (1983)

Hanson BRATTON, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF DETROIT, et al., Defendants-Appellees, and Guardians of Michigan, et al., Intervening Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided March 29, 1983.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 4, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

K. Preston Oade, Jr. (argued), Ramsdell, Oade & Feldman, Southfield, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.

O. Peter Sherwood (argued), New York City, James Andary, Detroit, Mich., Warren J. Bennia, New York City, for defendants-appellees.

Before MERRITT and JONES, Circuit Judges, and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 4, 1983.

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal arises out of the controversy surrounding the adoption and administration of a voluntary affirmative action program for the Detroit Police Department. The plaintiffs-appellants herein are a class of white police sergeants who claim to have been adversely affected by the operation of the program as it relates to the guidelines for the promotion of officers...

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