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HAMILTON v. RODGERS

No. 84-2720.

783 F.2d 1306 (1986)

Carrie M. HAMILTON, as Administratrix of the Estate of James W. Hamilton, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. V.E. RODGERS, etc., et al., Defendants, Fire Department of the City of Houston, C.L. Wilford, etc., and C.P. Nelson, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 7, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Fisher, Houston, Tex., James C. Faulkner, Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellants.

Patrick J. Gilpin, Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before GEE and JOHNSON, Circuit Judges, and PARKER, District Judge.

GEE, Circuit Judge:

This appeal comprises claims under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, and 2000e et seq. (Title VII) against the Houston Fire Department and various individual defendants for the alleged racial harassment of, and retaliation against, an employee now deceased. The district court found the existence of such racially motivated behavior and therefore assessed backpay and compensatory damages against the Fire Department and the employee's immediate...

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