This article has been corrected from its original version.

In addition to one Moultrie police officer’s lawsuit reported earlier by The Observer, five additional current and former officers also are suing the city in federal court.

The six, all male, five white and one Hispanic, are claiming in separate lawsuits that they were subjected to reverse racial discrimination by the Moultrie Police Department. Each is seeking at least $300,000 in general and punitive damages as well as the costs litigation and attorneys’ fees.

In addition, some are seeking payment for lost wages and reimbursement of expenses for home care of police dogs.

The current and former officers are: Rocky Hancock, Daniel Lindsay, Giovanni Rodriquez, Andrew Underwood, David Underwood and John Vickers.

The six claim that they were targeted for disciplinary action, including “frivolous and fictitious” write-ups, and in three cases being forced to leave the department due to the hostile work environment.

Further, they claim that these unlawful actions occurred under the ultimate superior at the police department, Chief Frank Lang, who is black.

The suits were filed between Feb. 8 and April 29 of this year, and names as defendants the City of Moultrie and the police department.

Former Patrol Cpl. Andrew Underwood, who was a K-9 handler at the time he left the department, said in the suit that he was forced to resign in July 2012. He went to work for the department in April 2006, and was a corporal and K-9 handler.

“Mr. Underwood received numerous accommodations during his employment,” the lawsuit said. “Soon after Mr. Underwood was employed he was subjected to a number of meritless, frivolous, disciplinary write-ups. Mr. Underwood immediately made it known to Chief (Frank) Lang via emails on ways he could possibly correct the disciplinary write-ups he had received.”

In addition to general and punitive damages, Underwood is seeking $135,449 in future lost wages based on his salary at the time of his departure, as well as $213,252 in lost wages and expenses and time related to home care of a police dog.

Vickers, now a Colquitt County Sheriff’s Office deputy, is seeking a payment of $126,189, an amount the suit described as future lost wages in addition to the general and punitive damages requested. He was issued a “harsh decision making leave letter” — a last chance for an employee to change behaviors prior to termination — and left the police department in November 2012 after nearly two years of employment.

Other officers and former officers described similar treatment as Andrew Underwood and Vickers in their complaints.

Moultrie Attorney Jody Weathers, who is representing all six of the litigants, said he could not comment on the pending federal legislation.

Moultrie City Attorney Mickey Waller did not return a reporter’s call for comment.

Each plaintiff filed claims with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and were granted letters of a right to sue.