AKERS v. OHIO DEPT. OF LIQUOR CONTROL

No. 89-3709.

902 F.2d 477 (1990)

Donald AKERS, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. OHIO DEPARTMENT OF LIQUOR CONTROL; Clifford A. Reich, Director, Ohio Department of Liquor Control, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 8, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harold L. Williams (argued), Legal Aid Soc. of Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Rita S. Eppler (argued), Office of the Atty. Gen. of Ohio, Columbus, Ohio, for defendants-appellees.

Before MARTIN and JONES, Circuit Judges, and FEIKENS, Senior District Judge.


PER CURIAM.

Plaintiffs, Donald Akers, et al. (Employees), appeal the order refusing to modify a consent decree in this civil rights employment action. For the following reasons, we reverse and remand.

I.

On July 5, 1977, the Employees filed a class action challenging the employment practices of defendant-appellee Ohio Department of Liquor Control (ODLC) as racially discriminatory. The Employees charged that the ODLC segregated its workforce by restricting...

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