Legal Opinion
Atwood v. City of Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided May 13, 1992No. 91-52PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CARTER, Justice.
Plaintiff, Myrle Atwood, a Des Moines police officer from 1978 to 1985, appeals from an adverse judgment in a civil rights action alleging sexual discrimination. The defendant is the City of Des Moines (the city), and the issues in the case relate to changes in personnel policies affecting pregnant employees in the Des Moines police department.
Plaintiff brought the present action pursuant to Iowa Code section 601A.16 (1989) after first filing a complaint with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission and obtaining a release to sue from that agency. The district court denied relief…
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- Saundra C. Carney v. Martin Luther Home, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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