27 Fair empl.prac.cas. 409, 26 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,067

654 F.2d 557 27 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 409 , 26 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,067 LEAGUE OF UNITED LATIN AMERICAN CITIZENS (LULAC), MONTEREY CHAPTER 2055, and Gilbert Padilla, in behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY OF SALINAS FIRE DEPARTMENT; Robert Christofferson, Individually and in his capacity as City Manager of Salinas; John J. Williams, Individually and in his capacity as Personnel Director of Salinas; Paul Mehringer, Individually and in his capacity as Chief of the Fire Department, Salinas; A. L. Barton, Individually and in his capacity as Battalion Chief, Salinas Fire Department; John Reynolds, Individually and in his capacity as Assistant Fire Chief, City of Monterey, Defendants-Appellants. No. 80-4033. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 8, 1981. Decided Aug. 24, 1981. Rehearing Denied Dec. 21, 1981. Richard S. Whitmore, Whitmore & Kay, Palo Alto, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Ann Hill, Maldef, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before SKOPIL, FLETCHER and FARRIS, Circuit Judges. FARRIS, Circuit…