VAN AKEN v. YOUNG

No. 82-1570.

750 F.2d 43 (1984)

Neal VAN AKEN, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Coleman A. YOUNG, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided December 13, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Ziolkowski, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Roger E. Craig, James C. Zeman, Sp. Asst. Corp. Counsel (argued), Detroit, Mich., for defendants-appellees.

Before EDWARDS, Circuit Judge, BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge, and DOWD, District Judge.


GEORGE CLIFTON EDWARDS, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs in this case are thirty-eight white male applicants for firefighter positions in the Fire Department of the City of Detroit who, in 1977, had been placed on an eligibility list. Defendants are the Mayor of the City of Detroit, the City Personnel Director at the time this action arose, the members of the Detroit Civil Service Commission, and the City of Detroit.

Plaintiffs challenge the affirmative action...

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