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BISHOP v. AVERA

No. 97-9125.

177 F.3d 1233 (1999)

Charles BISHOP, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. James AVERA, Police Chief, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 10, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O. Hale Almand, Jr., Almand & Wiggins, Macon, GA, for Defendant-Appellant.

David C. Ates, Atlanta, GA, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Before BARKETT, Circuit Judge, and KRAVITCH and MAGILL, Senior Circuit Judges.

BARKETT, Circuit Judge:

James Avera, Police Chief for the city of Macon, Georgia, appeals the denial of his motion for summary judgment on the ground of qualified immunity in a reverse discrimination suit filed by former Deputy Chief Charles Bishop. Bishop, who is white, sued Avera, the city of Macon, and Mayor Tommy Olmstead under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq. ("Title VII"...

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