Scope and Contents From the File: In 1988, a group of female and minority [sic] plaintiffs filed suit against the San Francisco Fire Department (SFFD), challenging their hiring and promotional practices as discriminatory and winning. While most of these issues were resolved in earlier lawsuits, this case deals with contested attorney's fees, as well as the amount of backpay due to six black firefighters who the court ordered to be retroactively promoted to lieutenant in light of prior confirmed discrimination. The City...