Legal Opinion
Wangsness v. WATERTOWN SCHOOL DIST. NO. 14-4, ETC.
District Court, D. South Dakota
Decided May 28, 1982No. Civ. 80-4119PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
DONALD J. PORTER, District Judge.
CASE SUMMARY
Plaintiff brought this action against his former employer, Watertown School District, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for religious discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a)(l). Specifically, plaintiff alleges that his discharge violated the Act’s requirement that employers reasonably accommodate the religious practices of their employees, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e(j). Jurisdiction is invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331,1343 and 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(3). After trial to the court, on the merits, this court…
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