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PEEPLES v. CITY OF DETROIT

Nos. 17-1222 1250.

891 F.3d 622 (2018)

Erick PEEPLES; Perry Anderson; Vincent Fields; Arnold Freeman; Ralph Glenn, Jr.; Jamal Jennings; Lee Jones; Anthony McCloud; Exander Poe; David Rivera; Samuel Shack, Plaintiffs-Appellants/Cross-Appellees, v. CITY OF DETROIT, Michigan, Law Department; International Association of Firefighters Local 344, Defendants-Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: June 1, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL ARGUED: Bruce B. Elfvin , Elfvin, Klingshirn, Royer & Torch, LLC, Independence, Ohio, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Jason T. McFarlane , City of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant City of Detroit. Christopher P. Legghio , Legghio & Israel, P.C., Royal Oak, Michigan, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant International Association of Firefighters. James M. Tucker , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae. ON BRIEF: Bruce B. Elfvin , Elfvin, Klingshirn, Royer & Torch, LLC, Independence, Ohio, for Appellants/Cross-Appellees. Jason T. McFarlane , City of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant City of Detroit. Christopher P. Legghio , Megan B. Boelstler , Legghio & Israel, P.C., Royal Oak, Michigan, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant International Association of Firefighters. James M. Tucker , Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

Before: COLE, Chief Judge; GUY and DONALD, Circuit Judges.

OPINION

Plaintiffs-Appellants are eleven minority firefighters who were laid off by the City of Detroit ("City") in August 2012 as part of a reduction in force ("RIF"). Plaintiffs brought suit against the City and their union, the Detroit Fire Fighters Association, Local 344, IAFF, AFL-CIO ("DFFA")...

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