UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff,
Sidney Williams, et al., Plaintiffs-Intervenors,
v.
The CITY OF MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, et al., Defendants,
Gordon M. Ledbetter and John D. Shumway, Defendants-Intervenors.
Carolyn JORDAN, etc., et al., Plaintiffs,
Sandra M. Pierce-Hanna, et al., Plaintiffs-Intervenors,
v.
John WILSON, etc., et al., Defendants,
Gordon M. Ledbetter and John D. Shumway, Defendants-Intervenors.
United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, N.D.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
July 1, 1991.
July 1, 1991.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Marybeth Martin, Philip Eure, Employment Litigation Section, Civil Rights Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff.
Randall C. Morgan, Montgomery, Ala., for City of Montgomery.
Robert D. Segall, Montgomery, Ala., for Montgomery City-County Personnel Bd.
J. Richard Cohen, Donald Watkins, Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiff-intervenor Williams.
Thomas M. Goggans, Montgomery, Ala., for white male police officers of the City of Montgomery and Ledbetter — defendants-intervenors.
Kenneth L. Thomas, Massey, Means & Thomas, Montgomery, Ala., co-counsel for plaintiffs-intervenors Williams, et al.
Julian McPhillips, Kenneth Shinbaum, Montgomery, Ala., for Willie Davis re challenge to appoint.
Vanzetta McPherson, Montgomery, Ala., for Timmi Alford re challenge to appoint.
M. Wayne Sabel, Argo, Enslen, Holloway & Sabel, Montgomery, Ala., for Pierce & Oyler.
Robert C. Black, Randall C. Morgan, Hill, Hill, Carter, Franco, Cole & Black, Montgomery, Ala., for all defts. except Wade L. Moss and Montgomery City-County Personnel Bd.
Robert D. Segall, Copeland, Franco, Screws & Gill, Montgomery, Ala., for Wade L. Moss and Montgomery City-County Personnel Bd.
George B. Azar, Azar & Azar, Montgomery, Ala., for defendants Folmar, Wilson, McGilrray, Eckerman, Cooper & Duffee.
Julian McPhillips, McPhillips, DeBardelaben & Hawthorne, Montgomery, Ala., McPhillips & Kenneth Shinbaum for Willie Davis re challenge to appoint.
Gary E. Atchison, Montgomery, Ala., for plaintiff-intervenor Boyd.
Theron Stokes, Montgomery, Ala., for Atty. Sabel re atty's fees.
Vanzetta McPherson, Montgomery, Ala., for Tommi Alford re challenge to appoint.
United States District Court, M.D. Alabama, N.D.
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, Chief Judge.
In 1966, Judge Richard T. Rives wrote that,
I look forward to the day when the State and its political subdivisions will again take up their mantle of responsibility ... and thereby relieve the federal Government of the necessity of intervening in their affairs. Until that day arrives, the responsibility for this intervention must rest with those who through their ineptitude and public disservice...
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