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HAMER v. CITY OF ATLANTA

Nos. 86-8607, 86-8788.

872 F.2d 1521 (1989)

William H. HAMER, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CITY OF ATLANTA, et al., Defendants-Appellees. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF ATLANTA, et al., Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 23, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Antonio L. Thomas, Thomas & Dotson, Atlanta, Ga., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Marva Jones Brooks, W. Roy Mays, III, Deborah McIver Floyd, Atlanta, Ga., for City of Atlanta et al.

Anthony J. McGinley, Carter & Ansley, Atlanta, Ga., for D. Stewart, G. Rioux, R.G. Bickford, B. Poss and L. Miller.

Before RONEY, Chief Judge, CLARK, Circuit Judge, and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

This is an appeal from an order issued by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia determining that a written examination given by the City of Atlanta for the purpose of promoting candidates in the Bureau of Fire Services from the rank of firefighter to fire lieutenant was properly validated. The appellants fault the decision of the district court in two respects: (1) the district court failed to recognize that the...

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