Davis v. City and County San Francisco

976 F.2d 1536 61 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. (BNA) 440 , 60 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 41,810 , 61 USLW 2192 Fontaine DAVIS; Eric H. Washington; Jerilyn North, Jimmie Braden, Audrey Lee, Early Davis, Brandi Swanson, Susan Moorehead, Anne Young, Mary M. Carder, Theresa Rodigou, Kathleen J. Bradshaw, Patricia Murray, International Association of Black Firefighters-San Francisco Chapter, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. CITY AND COUNTY of SAN FRANCISCO, Defendant-Appellant. No. 91-15113. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Jan. 16, 1992. Withdrawn from Submission April 13, 1992. Resubmitted July 1, 1992. Decided Oct. 6, 1992. George A. Riley, Deputy City Atty., San Francisco, Cal., for defendant-appellant. Richard M. Pearl, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. Before GOODWIN, FLETCHER and BRUNETTI, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 On May 20, 1988, the City of San Francisco (the City) and a class of female and minority plaintiffs filed a consent decree in settlement of the plaintiffs' claims that the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD) had long engaged in various…