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Nash v. Cons. City of Jacksonville

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
May 10, 1996
85 F.3d 643 (11th Cir. 1996)

Summary

holding that the plaintiff made out a prima facie case of disparate impact despite a lack of statistical significance based on past discrimination which reduced the number of African-Americans eligible to sit for the promotional exam

Summary of this case from Smith v. City of Bos.

Opinion

No. 95-3035.

May 10, 1996.

M.D.Fla., 895 F.Supp. 1536.


DECISIONS WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINIONS

AFFIRMED


Summaries of

Nash v. Cons. City of Jacksonville

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
May 10, 1996
85 F.3d 643 (11th Cir. 1996)

holding that the plaintiff made out a prima facie case of disparate impact despite a lack of statistical significance based on past discrimination which reduced the number of African-Americans eligible to sit for the promotional exam

Summary of this case from Smith v. City of Bos.
Case details for

Nash v. Cons. City of Jacksonville

Case Details

Full title:Nash v. Cons. City of Jacksonville

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit

Date published: May 10, 1996

Citations

85 F.3d 643 (11th Cir. 1996)

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