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DAVIS v. YAZOO COUNTY WELFARE DEPT.

No. 90-1185.

942 F.2d 884 (1991)

Clifton DAVIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. YAZOO COUNTY WELFARE DEPARTMENT, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 10, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Sanders, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen. and Mike Moore, Atty. Gen., Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Jim Brantley and John S. Knowles, III, Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before WISDOM, KING and BARKSDALE, Circuit Judges.

KING, Circuit Judge:

The Yazoo County Welfare Department appeals from a finding of sexual discrimination made by the district court in favor of plaintiff-appellee Clifton Davis in a Title VII failure to hire case. Finding clear error in what appears to be the crucial basis for the district court's finding of discrimination, we vacate and remand for reconsideration.

I. Background

In August 1987, two positions for an eligibility worker

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