Case Name: Willie ALLEN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF MOBILE et al., Defendants-Appellees
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1972-09-07
Citations: 466 F.2d 122
Docket Number: No. 72-1009
Parties: Willie ALLEN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF MOBILE et al., Defendants-Appellees.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 466
Pages: 122–131

Head Matter:
Willie ALLEN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. The CITY OF MOBILE et al., Defendants-Appellees.
No. 72-1009.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Sept. 7, 1972.
Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied Nov. 17, 1972.
A. J. Cooper, Jr., Mobile, Ala., Jack Greenberg, Jeffry Mintz, William L. Robinson, New York City, for plaintiffs-appellants.
Mylan R. Engel, Fred G. Collins, Mobile, Ala., for defendants-appellees.
Before-BELL, GOLDBERG and RO-NEY, Circuit Judges.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM:
Plaintiffs, black officers of the Mobile Police Department, sued the defendants claiming that various practices of the Police Department discriminated against Negro officers on account of their race.
We agree with the plaintiffs' statement contained in their brief that the district court, in granting substantially all relief sought on the subject of racial assignment of officers, in ordering changes to reduce or eliminate the discriminatory impact of seniority and service ratings, and in requiring that instruction in intergroup relations be given to all officers and that the defendants undertake affirmative efforts to recruit black officers, has made possible substantial progress toward the achievement of the elimination of unlawful racial discrimination and the elimination of the vestiges of past discrimination.
Plaintiffs' sole issue on this appeal, however, is that the district court, in fashioning a remedy, did not enjoin the use of a written test, which they contend is discriminatory as to blacks, given to promote officers to the rank of sergeant. The district court found that the test is job-related. We affirm the judgment of Chief Judge Pittman on the basis of his order and decree reported at 331 F.Supp. 1134 (S.D.Ala.1971).
Affirmed.