Legal Opinion
Manhart v. City of Los Angeles
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 7, 1981No. 79-3225PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge.
This suit began as a class action brought on behalf of all women employed by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power who had contributed to the department’s pension fund. The suit alleged that the city discriminated against women by requiring them to contribute to the fund at a higher rate than male employees. The plaintiffs made claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, § 1983 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, the fourteenth amendment of the United States Constitution, and the California Constitution. They requested back pay and injunctive relief. The…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Kerr v. Screen Extras Guild, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
- Dolores J. Copeland, Individually and on Behalf of the Class of All Others Similarly Situated v. F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Hanrahan v. HamptonSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- City of Los Angeles Department of Water v. ManhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Julie Chalmers v. City of Los Angeles, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Del P. Henry, Jr., a Single Man, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross-Appellee v. Gill Industries, Inc., Defendant-Appellee-Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1993
- National Ass'n of Concerned Veterans v. Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- National Association of Concerned Veterans, Appellees/cross-Appellants v. Secretary of Defense, Appellants/cross-Appellees. Mark Green and Corporate Accountability Research Group v. Department of Commerce, Beverly L. B. Parker v. Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Herbert NANTY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the BARROWS COMPANY, Formerly Barrows Furniture Company, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
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