DAVIS v. CITY OF DALLAS

No. 84-1814.

777 F.2d 205 (1985)

Brenda DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DALLAS, et al., Defendants-Appellees. Cynthia Jayne DURBIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DALLAS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 26, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilson, Williams & Molberg, Kenneth H. Molberg, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Joseph G. Werner, Dallas, Tex., Vonciel Hill, Legal Office, Dallas/Fort Worth Reg. Airport, for defendants-appellees.

Before GOLDBERG, REAVLEY, and GARWOOD, Circuit Judges.


GARWOOD, Circuit Judge.

The appeal in this Title VII action is brought by a class of black plaintiffs challenging the district court's denial of their requested injunction to prohibit the City of Dallas, Texas from utilizing three specified eligibility criteria for hiring of its police officers. The criteria at issue concern educational attainments, marihuana usage, and driving records. The district court, although finding no discriminatory intent in the adoption...

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