Legal Opinion

Powers v. Alabama Department of Education

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided September 14, 1988No. 87-7259PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Carl Davis,1 a black, is a disability determination examiner employed by appellee, State of Alabama Department of Education’s Disability Determination Service (“DDS”). He appeals from a judgment against him, and the class of similarly situated employees he represents (“the plaintiffs”), on their Title VII2 and section *128819813 claims 4 that DDS5 discriminated in its promotion practices and in selecting assistant supervisors. Recognizing that there were some flaws in the district court’s analysis, as well as the parties’ presentation, of the case, we affirm in…

2Cases cited36 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Sims v. Montgomery County CommissionDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1991
  2. Hall, Moffett v. Alabama Association of School Boards, Sandra Sims-DegraffenreidCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  3. Emile STEPHEN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PGA SHERATON RESORT, LTD., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
  4. Hearn v. General Electric Co.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1996
  5. United States v. City of Montgomery, Ala.District Court, M.D. Alabama · 1990

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