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MARTINEZ v. CITY OF ST. LOUIS

No. 06-3554.

539 F.3d 857 (2008)

Michael MARTINEZ; Eric Deeken, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF ST. LOUIS, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: August 26, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy R. Kistler, argued, St. Louis, MO (Judith A. Ronzio and Sharon Stone, on the brief), for appellant.

Charles W. Bobinette, argued, St. Louis, MO, for appellee, Deeken.

Clyde E. Craig, argued, Naples, FL, for appellee, Martinez.

Before LOKEN, Chief Judge, JOHN R. GIBSON and MELLOY, Circuit Judges.

LOKEN, Chief Judge.

In 1976, a lawsuit brought by the United States and by the Firefighters Institute for Racial Equality (FIRE) alleging racially discriminatory hiring and promotion by the St. Louis Fire Department (SLFD) was resolved by entry of a complex consent decree providing, in relevant part, that the City would hire qualified black applicants "for least fifty percent (50%) of the vacancies for the entry level of Firefighter personnel." United States v...

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