SALINAS v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC.

No. 85-2726.

802 F.2d 787 (1986)

Thomas SALINAS, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, E.L. Andrews, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 17, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Q. Evans, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Carnegie Mims, Jr., Houston, Tex., for Thomas Salinas and Forty other individuals.

Shelton E. Padgett, San Antonio, Tex., G. William Baab, Dallas, Tex., Kris J. Bird, San Antonio, Tex., for Roadway Express.

Steve Frank, Stuart M. Nelkin, Houston, Tex., Warren Weir, San Antonio, Tex., James L. Hicks, Dallas, Tex., for Class.

Oscar W. Adams, III, Birmingham, Ala., for Curtis Marbury, et al.

Before POLITZ, RANDALL and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

In this appeal, certain class members challenge the fairness of a consent decree entered in a class action employment discrimination suit that has involved over fifteen years of litigation. The sole issue for our review is whether the district court abused its discretion by approving the consent decree. All parties agree that the six-part test in Parker v. Anderson, 667 F.2d 1204, 1209 (5th Cir.), cert. denied...

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