Legal Opinion
Williams v. National RR Passenger Corp.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 31, 1989No. Civ. A. 87-3155PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
REVERCOMB, District Judge.
This is a suit alleging racial discrimination and retaliation in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981. Oral argument was heard on April 4,1989, on the defendant’s motion for summary judgment. While the motion was under advisement, the Supreme Court handed down Patterson v. McLean Credit Union, — U.S.-, 109 S.Ct. 2363, 105 L.Ed.2d 132 (1989), which reshaped the proper judicial interpretation of § 1981. Both the defendant and the plaintiff have filed supplements to their pleadings concerning the effect of Patterson on this case and questions left to be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Patterson v. McLean Credit UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Pinkard v. Pullman-StandardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Gillespie v. First Interstate Bank of Wisconsin SoutheastDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1989
3Cited by45 opinions
- Kenneth G. Hicks, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Brown Group, Inc., D/B/A Brown Shoe Company, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Long v. AT & T Information Systems Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1990
- James v. International Business MacHines Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1990
- Alexander v. New York Medical CollegeDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1989
- Hall v. County of Cook, State of Ill.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
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