Alexander v. Fulton County
United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
207 F.3d 1303 (11th Cir. 2000)
Relevant factsFree
Eighteen current and former Fulton County Sheriff's Department employees (plaintiffs) sued Fulton County and its Sheriff (defendants), alleging a pattern or practice of race discrimination against white employees; the defendants moved to sever the claims as risking jury confusion and unfair prejudice, but the district court denied the motion and joined the claims, and the jury found for 15 of the 18 plaintiffs.
IssueFree
Whether joinder of multiple plaintiffs' claims is permissible when they allege a systemic practice of discrimination by the same defendant.