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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 ) (WO)

TRANSPORTATION, et al., )

)

Defendants. )

ORDER

Before this court are plaintiffs’ objections to the

report and recommendation of the special master

concerning defendants’ request for refund of Article II

and III contempt fines. After an independent and de novo

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

DECREE of the court as follows:

(1) The objections filed by the plaintiffs on

December 22, 2005 (Doc. No. 7939), are overruled.

(2) The recommendation, entered by Special Master

González on December 5, 2005 (Doc. No. 7930), is adopted.

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(3) The clerk of the court is to refund $ 303,959.33

to the defendants, consistent with the special master’s

recommendation.

(4) The defendants’ motion to alter or amend (Doc.

No. 7857) is referred back to the Special Master to

determine whether the defendants are entitled to any

refund of fines attributable to Article II, ¶ 2(b) and

Article III, ¶ 2(a).

DONE, this the 6th day of February, 2006.

_____________________________ /s/ Myron H. Thompson

UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE 

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