Legal Opinion
Jackson v. University of Pittsburgh
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 19, 1987No. 86-3391PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to determine whether summary judgment was properly granted for the defendants-appellees in an employment discrimination case. Because record evidence demonstrates the existence of genuine issues of material fact that must be resolved at trial, we determine that, in part, it was not properly granted. We therefore will reverse the judgment of the district court on appellant’s federal claims concerning his discharge and remand them for trial.
I. BACKGROUND
Appellant Matthew E. Jackson, Jr., who is black, was hired…
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