ENSLEY BRANCH, N.A.A.C.P. v. SEIBELS

No. 91-7799.

31 F.3d 1548 (1994)

ENSLEY BRANCH, N.A.A.C.P.; Donald Nixon; William Moss; Alvin Mahaffey, Jr.; et al., Plaintiffs, Birmingham Fire Fighters Association 117; Birmingham Association of City Employees; et al., Intervenors, v. George SEIBELS, individually and as Mayor of the City of Birmingham, et al., Defendants. John W. MARTIN; Major Florence; Ida McGruder; Sam Coar; et al., Plaintiffs, Birmingham Fire Fighters Association 117; Birmingham Association of City Employees; Billy Gray; et al., Intervenors, v. CITY OF BIRMINGHAM; George C. Seibels, Jr.; Mayor of Birmingham; Jefferson County Personnel Board; et al., Defendants. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, Birmingham Fire Fighters Association 117; et al., Intervenors, Robert K. Wilks; James A. Bennett; Floyd E. Click; James D. Morgan; Joel Alan Day; et al., Plaintiffs-Intervenors-Appellants, v. JEFFERSON COUNTY, et al., Defendants, City of Birmingham; and George G. Seibels; et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 25, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond P. Fitzpatrick, Jr., Johnston, Barton, Proctor, Swedlaw & Naff Birmingham, AL, Miriam R. Eisenstein, Civ. Rights Div., Marie K. McElderry, Dennis J. Dimsey, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, DC, Frank W. Donaldson, U.S. Atty., Birmingham, AL, for U.S.

Mark T. Waggoner, LaVeeda M. Battle, Gorham, Waldrep, Stewart, Kendrick, Bryant, Battle & Alfano, P.C., Birmingham, AL, for Jefferson County Personnel Bd.

James P. Alexander, Bradley, Arant, Rose & White, Birmingham, AL, for Richard Arrington, Jr. & The City of Birmingham.

Robert D. Joffe, Cravath, Swaine & Moore, New York City, for Bryant.

Before EDMONDSON and CARNES, Circuit Judges, and HILL, Senior Circuit Judge.


CARNES, Circuit Judge:

The panel hereby grants rehearing, withdraws the previous panel opinion dated May 4, 1994, and published at 20 F.3d 1489, and substitutes the following opinion:

This litigation began more than twenty years ago when the United States and private parties filed civil rights complaints against the City of Birmingham, the Personnel Board of Jefferson County, and other local governmental agencies and officials...

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