ADAMS v. CITY OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

Nos. 00-2269, 00-2315.

274 F.3d 148 (2001)

Daniel ADAMS; Robert C. Adkisson; Thomas W. Adler; Matthew Albright; Kanyia J. Anderson; Bradley D. Antons; Lonnie E. Artis; James S. Bailie; John Banks; James R. Barker; Karen Marie Barnes; Charlene A. Beahm; James T. Blount; William Brady; Larry D. Breneman; Frederick M. Broccolo; Michael B. Carden; William R. Carman; William H. Carroll; Marc W. Chadwick; David Chereskin; Robert E. Cherry; Richard Childress; Mark Cole; Steven R. Comeau; William H. Conger, Jr.; Scott Condon; Stephen G. Connally; Paul G. Cook; William T. Corbett; Tim Costello; Robert L. Cowan; Richard M. Cox, Jr.; Freddie D. Creef; John F. Culpepper, Jr.; William W. Dailey, Jr.; Randy A. D'Arcy; James W. Davis; Jonathon C. Davis; Michael Lee Davis; Ernest E. Delp; Brett G. Derr; Brandon James Dommel; David Dubinsky; Timothy Edic; Raymond Ellis; David J. Fannon, Jr.; Edward Ferro; Stanley F. Flavin; Charles J. Fleetwood; Chester M. Flemming; Floyd J. Ford; David Francisco; John Franczek; Roy Frugard; Kyle R. Gavin; Phelipe P. Giles; Andre H. Glaubke; Robert Glaubke; Charles E. Gore; Richard Q. Graulich; Steven M. Green; Jonathon A. Guffey; Donna Guinn, Administratrix Of The Estate Of William A. Guinn, Jr., Deceased; Scott Hamilton; John Harrington; David W. Harris; John K. Helms; Billy M. Henson, Jr.; Steven W. Henson; Michael T. Hicks; Ricardo Hicks; Dennis Hodge; James Hopkins; Robert L. Inks; Steve Jiannine; Daniel H. Johnson; Mark L. Johnson; Ricky D. Johnson; Sam Marvin Jones, III; John David Judd; Frank Jurczak; William T. Karas; Frederick W. Kinzel; Kelly R. Kirk; Steven R. Klemstine; John E. Koenig; Gerard J. Laing, Jr.; Todd A. Landreth; Robert J. Lemoyne; Kevin R. Laughlin; Raymond W. Lee, Jr.; Christopher M. Leonard; Brian D. Lewis; Steven K. Lindblad; Arlie R. Liverman, Jr.; Jeffrey B. Logan; Blane J. Lorson; John Loushe; Shane J. Lyle; John E. Martin; Stephen Massenburg; Robert M. Matthews, Jr.; Scott R. McClain; David C. McGhinnis; William R. McCullin, III; Carol M. Meads; Rick L. Mercer; James A. Mikell; Gail Montgomery; William H. Morey; Brian U. Morrow; John W. Morton; Theodore A. Munden; Royce I. Munkel; Grant C. Murray; Scott Nash; Brian P. Nichols; Anthony Norty; Frank S. Oldaker; Todd O'Neal; Wayne E. Oporto; Richard S. Orletsky; Robert W. Orletsky; Clarence P. Osborn; Paul J. Parks; Jack Patterson; Eve Marie Paxton; Fred H. Peedin, Sr.; W. Marshall Perry, Jr.; Lawrence M. Phillips; Norman Pool; Clifford F. Poplin; Jeffrey F. Poplin; Harvey J. Porter, III; Michael W. Porter; Michael J. Preziotti, Jr.; Gary W. Rafter; William C. Raney, Jr.; David C. Rannigan; John Rawlings, Jr.; Ricky Joseph Rickman; Brett J. Roeske; Christopher Rogers; Michael L. Rose; James R. Rouse; Frank Russo; William L. Sabourin; Paul Edward Savage, Jr.; Michael T. Scott; Paul R. Scott; Ritchie V. Scott, Jr.; David M. Seitz; Reginald Shirley; Richard P. Simonton; Joseph D. Soniak; James L. Spruill; Rodger Spruill; Robert Spurlock; Michael D. Staats; James D. Stanek; Larry D. Steadman; Craig D. Steele; Richard Studebaker; Michael L. Talley; Kenneth R. Tancredi; David C. Taylor; Daniel K. Thomas; Phillip R. Thompson; Carl Throckmorton; Roland G. Toffton; William Tull; John A. Utegg; Elijah Vaughn; Timothy L. Vause; Alvin C. Walker; Joseph M. Wallower; William P. Walraven; Derek Warren; John Weaver; Douglas A. White; Cecil C. Whitehead, Jr.; Charles T. Wilkinson; Shawn R. Wilkinson; Jamie R. Wilks; Garry Windley; Charles C. Wood; Malcolm Wooldridge; Paul A. Wotring, Sr.; Richard Zawislak; Joseph S. Zentkovich; Jeffrey A. Ziegler; Jason Blow; Roger T. Burris; Clifton Chisum; Tracy W. Carroll; Charles R. Clark; Robert B. Hagwood; Carnell Marsh; Rodney M. Mills; Troy Ramsey; Timothy Smith; Lawrence Wallace; Kenneth D. Alligood; Christopher Scott Ansell; William R. Ansell, Jr.; William M. Avant, Sr.; George Michael Barner; Peter W. Bates; Bradford Troy Brewer; Brian Cleveland; Donald N. Clifton, Jr.; Ricky T. Coleman; Jerry H. Coward, II; Doug Deaton; Gregory S. DeYoung; Paul D. Fetter; Wayne B. Hanbury; Carolyn M. Henderson; David L. Hughes; Lionell Lamb; Jeter Guy Lawson; Gregory A. Miesse; Harold E. Molohon, Jr.; Gregory Thomas Moore; Alexander J. Moorman, Jr.; Timothy L. Payne, Sr.; David Alan Slade; Carey R. Speller; Harrell F. Story; Gary W. Sumner; Roy E. Sykes; Donald Teasley, Jr.; Dean C. Themides; Michael Walker; Mark D. Willis, Plaintiffs-Appellants, and James A. Battersby; Christopher Scott Davis; Martin T. Gross; Rudolph V. James; Jerry Noah; James A. Reynolds; Lonnie R. Steadman; Ronald W. Spruill; Norman D. Winfree, Jr., Plaintiffs, v. CITY OF NORFOLK, Virginia, Defendant-Appellee. Daniel Adams; Robert C. Adkisson; Thomas W. Adler; Matthew Albright; Kanyia J. Anderson; Bradley D. Antons; Lonnie E. Artis; James S. Bailie; John Banks; James R. Barker; Karen Marie Barnes; Charlene A. Beahm; James T. Blount; William Brady; Larry D. Breneman; Frederick M. Broccolo; Michael B. Carden; William R. Carman; William H. Carroll; Marc W. Chadwick; David Chereskin; Robert E. Cherry; Richard Childress; Mark Cole; Steven R. No. 00-2315 Comeau; William H. Conger, Jr.; Scott Condon; Stephen G. Connally; Paul G. Cook; William T. Corbett; Tim Costello; Robert L. Cowan; Richard M. Cox, Jr.; Freddie D. Creef; John F. Culpepper, Jr.; William W. Dailey, Jr.; Randy A. D'Arcy; James W. Davis; Jonathon C. Davis; Michael Lee Davis; Ernest E. Delp; Brett G. Derr; Brandon James Dommel; David Dubinsky; Timothy Edic; Raymond Ellis; David J. Fannon, Jr.; Edward Ferro; Stanley F. Flavin; Charles J. Fleetwood; Chester M. Flemming; Floyd J. Ford; David Francisco; John Franczek; Roy Frugard; Kyle R. Gavin; Phelipe P. Giles; Andre H. Glaubke; Robert Glaubke; Charles E. Gore; Richard Q. Graulich; Steven M. Green; Jonathon A. Guffey; Donna Guinn, Administratrix of the Estate of William A. Guinn, Jr., Deceased; Scott Hamilton; John Harrington; David W. Harris; John K. Helms; Billy M. Henson, Jr.; Steven W. Henson; Michael T. Hicks; Ricardo Hicks; Dennis Hodge; James Hopkins; Robert L. Inks; Steve Jiannine; Daniel H. Johnson; Mark L. Johnson; Ricky D. Johnson; Sam Marvin Jones, III; John David Judd; Frank Jurczak; William T. Karas; Frederick W. Kinzel; Kelly R. Kirk; Steven R. Klemstine; John E. Koenig; Gerard J. Laing, Jr.; Todd A. Landreth; Robert J. Lemoyne; Kevin R. Laughlin; Raymond W. Lee, Jr.; Christopher M. Leonard; Brian D. Lewis; Steven K. Lindblad; Arlie R. Liverman, Jr.; Jeffrey B. Logan; Blane J. Lorson; John Loushe; Shane J. Lyle; John E. Martin; Stephen Massenburg; Robert M. Matthews, Jr.; Scott R. McClain; David C. McGhinnis; William R. McCullin, III; Carol M. Meads; Rick L. Mercer; James A. Mikell; Gail Montgomery; William H. Morey; Brian U. Morrow; John W. Morton; Theodore A. Munden; Royce I. Munkel; Grant C. Murray; Scott Nash; Brian P. Nichols; Anthony Norty; Frank S. Oldaker; Todd O'Neal; Wayne E. Oporto; Richard S. Orletsky; Robert W. Orletsky; Clarence P. Osborn; Paul J. Parks; Jack Patterson; Eve Marie Paxton; Fred H. Peedin, Sr.; W. Marshall Perry, Jr.; Lawrence M. Phillips; Norman Pool; Clifford F. Poplin; Jeffrey F. Poplin; Harvey J. Porter, III; Michael W. Porter; Michael J. Preziotti, Jr.; Gary W. Rafter; William C. Raney, Jr.; David C. Rannigan; John Rawlings, Jr.; Ricky Joseph Rickman; Brett J. Roeske; Christopher Rogers; Michael L. Rose; James R. Rouse; Frank Russo; William L. Sabourin; Paul Edward Savage, Jr.; Michael T. Scott; Paul R. Scott; Ritchie V. Scott, Jr.; David M. Seitz; Reginald Shirley; Richard P. Simonton; Joseph D. Soniak; James L. Spruill; Rodger Spruill; Robert Spurlock; Michael D. Staats; James D. Stanek; Larry D. Steadman; Craig D. Steele; Richard Studebaker; Michael L. Talley; Kenneth R. Tancredi; David C. Taylor; Daniel K. Thomas; Phillip R. Thompson; Carl Throckmorton; Roland G. Toffton; William Tull; John A. Utegg; Elijah Vaughn; Timothy L. Vause; Alvin C. Walker; Joseph M. Wallower; William P. Walraven; Derek Warren; John Weaver; Douglas A. White; Cecil C. Whitehead, Jr.; Charles T. Wilkinson; Shawn R. Wilkinson; Jamie R. Wilks; Garry Windley; Charles C. Wood; Malcolm Wooldridge; Paul A. Wotring, Sr.; Richard Zawislak; Joseph S. Zentkovich; Jeffrey A. Ziegler; Jason Blow; Roger T. Burris; Clifton Chisum; Tracy W. Carroll; Charles R. Clark; Robert B. Hagwood; Carnell Marsh; Rodney M. Mills; Troy Ramsey; Timothy Smith; Lawrence Wallace; Kenneth D. Alligood; Christopher Scott Ansell; William R. Ansell, Jr.; William M. Avant, Sr.; George Michael Barner; Peter W. Bates; Bradford Troy Brewer; Brian Cleveland; Donald N. Clifton, Jr.; Ricky T. Coleman; Jerry H. Coward, II; Doug Deaton; Gregory S. DeYoung; Paul D. Fetter; Wayne B. Hanbury; Carolyn M. Henderson; David L. Hughes; Lionell Lamb; Jeter Guy Lawson; Gregory A. Miesse; Harold E. Molohon, Jr.; Gregory Thomas Moore; Alexander J. Moorman, Jr.; Timothy L. Payne, Sr.; David Alan Slade; Carey R. Speller; Harrell F. Story; Gary W. Sumner; Roy E. Sykes; Donald Teasley, Jr.; Dean C. Themides; Michael Walker; Mark D. Willis, Plaintiffs-Appellees, and James A. Battersby; Christopher Scott Davis; Martin T. Gross; Rudolph V. James; Jerry Noah; James A. Reynolds; Lonnie R. Steadman; Ronald W. Spruill; Norman D. Winfree, Jr., Plaintiffs, v. City of Norfolk, Virginia, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided December 6, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Andrew Michael Sacks, Sacks & Sacks, P.C., Norfolk, VA, for Appellants. Stanley Graves Barr, Jr., Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Norfolk, VA, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Scott W. Kezman, Windley Hofler Walden, Kaufman & Canoles, P.C., Norfolk, VA; Bernard Pishko, Harold P. Juren, City Attorney's Office, Norfolk, VA, for Appellee.

Before WILKINS, NIEMEYER, and LUTTIG, Circuit Judges.


Affirmed by published opinion. Judge LUTTIG wrote the opinion, in which Judge WILKINS and Judge NIEMEYER joined.

OPINION

LUTTIG, Circuit Judge.

Appellants are certified firefighters, but they are cross-trained to provide varying levels of emergency medical services ("EMS") as part of their job duties at the City of Norfolk's Department of Fire and Paramedical Services ("NFPS"). They contend that their simultaneous service as emergency medical personnel...

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