Legal Opinion
Parker v. Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided August 8, 1986No. Civ. A. Nos. 79-0158, 80-2626 and 81-0266PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
HAROLD H. GREENE, District Judge.
The plaintiff in this case, a white male, brought these “reverse” discrimination and retaliation actions against his employer, defendant B & 0 Railroad.1 The essence of plaintiffs claim is that B & 0 discriminated against him on the basis of his race and sex through its affirmative action program when it failed to transfer him to a position as a locomotive fireman. Plaintiff also claims that, because he had complained of discrimination, B & 0 retaliated against him through various acts of harassment. After a long and tortured history,2 the action went…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Local Number 93, International Ass'n of Firefighters v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- United Steelworkers of America v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Frank L. LOEB, Plaintiff, v. TEXTRON, INC., Et Al., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Firefighters Local Union No. 1784 v. StottsSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Dennis Walker v. Abbott LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005
- Walker, Dennis v. Abbott LaboratoriesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2005