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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1981 Job Discrimination (Race)

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IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE

MIDDLE DISTRICT OF ALABAMA, NORTHERN DIVISION

JOHNNY REYNOLDS, et al., )

)

Plaintiffs, )

)

v. ) CIVIL ACTION NO.

) 2:85cv665-MHT

ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF )

TRANSPORTATION, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

This litigation is again before the court on the

special master’s recommendation on the defendants’

motions for return of contempt fines. The court

previously adopted the recommendation in part on January

3, 2008 (Doc. No. 8265). After an independent and de

novo review of the record, it is the ORDER, JUDGMENT, and

DECREE of the court as follows:

(1) The plaintiffs’ objections (Doc. No. 8262), the

intervenors’ objections (Doc. No. 8260), and the

defendants’ objections (Doc. No. 8261) are overruled.

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(2) The special master’s recommendation (Doc. No.

8253) is adopted.

(3) The defendants’ motion for refund of contempt

fines related to Article XV (Doc. No. 8178) and motion to

recover contempt fines (Doc. No. 8179) are granted in

part. 

(4) The defendants are entitled to be refunded the

sum of $ 838,500.00 of the Article XV contempt fines

previously paid into the court. All parties have agreed

to the refund of this amount.

(5) The clerk of the court is to arrange for the

disbursement of $ 838,500.00 to the defendants.

(6) The issue of the use of the remaining funds is

referred back to the special master so that he may, as he

has requested, engage in “a more careful consideration of

the use of such funds.” Recommendation (Doc. No. 8253),

at 30. 

DONE, this the 10th day of April, 2008.

 /s/ Myron H. Thompson 

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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