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954229P.pdf   01/14/1997  Wade Backlund  v.  Neal J. Hessen
   U.S. Court of Appeals Case No:  95-4229
   District of Minnesota   
   Civil Rights
   Plaintiff who contended he was discriminated against in hiring decisions
   when Duluth Fire Department offered positions to relatives of
   department employees stated a claim; nepotism is subject to equal
   protection challenge.