Legal Opinion
Corley v. Jackson Police Department
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1978No. 75-3932PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
In this Title VII employment discrimination case,1 Charlie Corley and Levaughn Carter, former officers of the Jackson, Mississippi, Police Department, allege that their discharge from the force was based on their race and their opposition to the Department’s discriminatory employment practices. The Jackson Police Department contends that Corley and Carter were discharged solely because they accepted a bribe from a known bootlegger. In response, Corley and Carter deny the payoff charge and maintain that it was merely a pretext for discrimination, noting that other…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Jake ROWE Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. FornessCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1942
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Dafro M. JEFFERIES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Garner v. GiarrussoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Worthy v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pacific Press Publishing Ass'nDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1979
- Sylvester Marable v. H. Walker & AssociatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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