CROWLEY v. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD.

Nos. 89-2027 to 89-2029.

890 F.2d 683 (1989)

Robert J. CROWLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, Defendant-Appellant, and Prince George's County Police Department, Defendant. Robert J. CROWLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND, Defendant-Appellee, and Prince George's County Police Department, Defendant. (Two Cases)

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided November 29, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied December 28, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Trahey Beamer, II, Associate Co. Atty. (Michael P. Whalen, Co. Atty., Michael O. Connaughton, Deputy Co. Atty., Upper Marlboro, Md., Michael G. Comeau, J. Michael Dougherty, Jr., Associate Co. Attys., Upper Marlboro, Md., on brief) for plaintiff-appellant.

Joel Paul Bennett, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before PHILLIPS and WILKINSON, Circuit Judges, and BRITT, Chief United States District Judge for the Eastern District of North Carolina, sitting by designation.


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied December 28, 1989.

WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:

Here we must determine whether liability can be imposed upon Prince George's County, Maryland, under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for the decision of its police chief to downgrade the salary level of one of his employees. The district court entered judgment against the county under both statutes, basing liability under § 1981 on...

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