Legal Opinion
Calvin INGRAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STEVEN ROBERT CORPORATION Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 4, 1977No. 76-3674PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
Calvin Ingram, a black man formerly employed by the defendant, alleges that defendant dismissed him from his job on April 10, 1974 because of his race and his union activities. Plaintiff brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and § 1983 on April 28, 1976, seeking reinstatement and an award of back pay. The district court dismissed the § 1983 suit because it found insufficient allegations that defendant, a private Alabama corporation, was operating under col- or of state law. Ingram does not challenge this decision. The district court dismissed the § 1981 cause of action…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- 5 Fair empl.prac.cas. 587, 5 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8460 United States of America v. Georgia Power Company, Charles King v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- O'Sullivan v. FelixSupreme Court of the United States · 1914
- Harold FRANKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, Johnny Lee, Intervenor-Appellant, v. BOWMAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Joannie Allen Dumas v. Town of Mount Vernon, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Walter McAlester v. United Air Lines, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1988
- William Hardin Bogard, Jr. v. Thomas D. Cook, Former Superintendent of the Mississippi State PenitentiaryCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- 22 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1010, 22 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,863 Movement for Opportunity and Equality v. General Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1980
- Gladys Banks v. Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986
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