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JONES v. MISSISSIPPI DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

Civ. A. No. GC82-115-WK-O.

615 F.Supp. 456 (1985)

Oliver JONES and John Wilchie, Plaintiffs, v. MISSISSIPPI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS and Morris Thigpen, Commissioner of Corrections, Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Mississippi, Greenville Division.

August 15, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Victor McTeer, Willie Griffin, Greenville, Miss., for plaintiffs.

Sidney J. Martin, John Kitchens, Mississippi Atty. Gen. Office, Jackson, Miss., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION

KEADY, District Judge.

On May 21, 1982, plaintiffs, Oliver Jones and John Wilchie, blacks, sued the Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) and Morris Thigpen, Commissioner of Corrections, defendants,1 to redress claims of racial discrimination in promotion employment practices. Federal jurisdiction was founded upon 28 U.S.C. § 1343(a)(4) for causes of action arising under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e...

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