Discrimination lawsuit plaintiffs say Cooper Green clinics should not be excluded from Jefferson County hiring freeze Hours after U.S. District Court Judge Lynwood Smith's order freezing county hirings and promotions last week, the county asked the judge to exclude Cooper Green from the order. Plaintiffs in a lawsuit that resulted in a 1982 consent decree mandating the county change its employment practices say the former hospital, which is now an urgent care center and clinics for the indigent, should not be ... [News Source]