Legal Opinion
Fisher v. Dillard University
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided August 18, 1980No. Civ. A. 77-3205PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CASSIBRY, District Judge:
Plaintiff, Caroline Fisher, a white woman, brought this suit against her former employer, Dillard University of New Orleans, Louisiana, a predominantly black university, claiming that she was a victim of racial discrimination. Plaintiff claims that during the two years that she was employed at Dillard, defendant paid her less than comparable teachers because of her race. She also claims that Dillard did not renew her contract for a third year because of her race. Fisher brought suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2000e-16…
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