JOHNSON v. ARKANSAS STATE POLICE

No. 92-3611.

10 F.3d 547 (1993)

Walter JOHNSON, Appellant, v. ARKANSAS STATE POLICE, Arkansas State Trooper Commission, Tommy Goodwin, in his official capacity, Gene Raff, in his official capacity; Winthrop Rockefeller, in his official capacity; John Gillespie, in his official capacity; Vada Sheid, in his official capacity; Bill Simpson, in his official capacity; Howard Woods, in his official capacity; Jerry Flippo, in his official capacity; David Rosegrant, in his official capacity; and Houston Talley, in his official capacity, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided November 29, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R.S. McCullough, argued, Little Rock, AR (Rita F. Bailey, on the brief), for appellant.

Ann C. Purvis, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued, Little Rock, AR, for appellees.

Before BOWMAN, Circuit Judge, HEANEY, Senior Circuit Judge, and BEAM, Circuit Judge.


BEAM, Circuit Judge.

Walter Johnson appeals the district court's ruling in favor of the Arkansas State Police ("ASP") and the individual defendants in his Title VII claim. We reverse and remand.

I. BACKGROUND

Walter Johnson, an African-American, was hired by the ASP as a uniformed trooper in June of 1980. His performance as a uniformed trooper was satisfactory. In 1984, he was assigned to the Criminal Investigation Division ("CID") and became an...

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