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COMPACT v. METRO. GOV. OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON CTY.

No. 3-84-0853.

594 F.Supp. 1567 (1984)

COMPACT, et al., Plaintiffs, v. The METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE & DAVIDSON COUNTY, TN., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, M.D. Tennessee, Nashville Division.

October 18, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Avon N. Williams, Jr., Williams & Dinkins, Russell T. Perkins, Nashville, Tenn., for plaintiffs.

Jack Robinson, Joel Leeman, Gullett, Sanford & Robinson, Nashville, Tenn., for defendants Gresham, Smith & Partners.

George E. Barrett, Barrett & Ray, Nashville, Tenn., for defendants Williams, Russell & Johnson.

Barry L. Howard, Wade B. Cowan, Gracey, Maddin, Cowan & Bird, Susan Emery McGannon, Donelson, Stokes & Bartholomew, P.A., Samuel W. Bartholomew, Nashville, Tenn., for defendants Metro Nashville Airport Authority and its members Mathews, DeWitt, Miller, Lanier, Gorrell, Wilt, Wilson, Fulghum and Moore.

William F. Howard, Deputy Director, Donald W. Jones, Nashville, Tenn., for defendants Metropolitan Government of Nashville & Davidson County and Fulton.

James D. Luther, Nashville, Tenn., for defendants Metro Bd. of Educ. and its members Weeks, Gupton, Bentrup, Branstetter, Northern, Lambert, Hightower, Gann, Denney, Frazier and Wise.

Peter H. Curry, Boult, Cummings, Conners & Berry, Nashville, Tenn., for defendant Hart-Freeland-Roberts.

MEMORANDUM

WISEMAN, Chief Judge.

The present case examines the limits of lawful commercial conduct by minority businessmen in seeking meaningful participation in contracts for the construction of large government projects. This Court must decide whether all black architectural firms in a particular geographic area, who claim to have consistently been denied all but token shares on public works, may unite in a "joint venture" to demand participation

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