REED v. BAXTER

No. 96-6384.

134 F.3d 351 (1998)

John W. REED; Henry Sharber, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. David BAXTER, Individually; City of Murfreesboro, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided January 9, 1998.

Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing Denied March 5, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip L. Davidson (argued and briefed), Nashville, TN, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Thomas L. Reed, Jr., Office of the City Attorney, Murfreesboro, TN, Larry G. Trail (argued and briefed), Trail & Taylor, Murfreesboro, TN, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before: MERRITT, JONES, and NORRIS, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Suggestion for Rehearing En Banc Denied March 5, 1998.*

MERRITT, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which NORRIS, J., joined. JONES, J. (pp. 358-60), delivered a separate dissenting opinion.

OPINION

MERRITT, Circuit Judge.

In this reverse discrimination case, two white firefighters appeal the dismissal of their action brought against the City of Murfreesboro, Tennessee and the city's fire...

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