Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit July 29, 1987, 86-1904 (Patrick Higgins v. City of Vallejo)

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Patrick Higgins, a white male, filed a reverse discrimination suit against the City of Vallejo, California (“the City”). In his complaint, Higgins alleges that the hiring of Errol Cooley, a black male, instead of Higgins for the position of firefighter/engineer violates the City’s Charter and other local laws, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.