AUSTIN BLACK CONTRACTORS v. CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS

No. 94-50729.

78 F.3d 185 (1996)

AUSTIN BLACK CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF AUSTIN, TEXAS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 21, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric E. Vickers, Vickers & Assoc., University City, MO, for appellant.

Rex D. VanMiddlesworth, Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, Austin, TX, Richard Keeton, Frederick D. Junkin, Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, Houston, TX, for appellee.

Before WISDOM, GARWOOD, and JONES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Plaintiff-appellant, the Austin Black Contractors Association ("ABCA"), brought this action against the defendant-appellee, the city of Austin, Texas ("City"), alleging racial discrimination in the awarding of the city's construction contracts. The ABCA bases its complaint on the results of a historical study commissioned by the City that indicates minorities have been statistically "under-utilized" on City construction projects.

The ABCA's complaint...

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