Legal Opinion
Neely v. City of Grenada
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided August 26, 1977No. WC 74-33-KPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
READY, Chief Judge.
On January 30, 1974, plaintiffs Jasper Neely, Joe Durr and Annie Louise Black-man filed this class action alleging racial discrimination in all facets of employment by the City of Grenada, Mississippi, and its several divisions and departments, in violation of Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000d et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, and the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972, 31 U.S.C. § 1242. Jurisdiction is invoked under 28 U.S.C. §§ 1331 and 1343(3) and (4). 1 Defendants are the…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by13 opinions
- 25 Fair empl.prac.cas. 120, 25 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,611 Barbara Phillips, Cornell Green Rice, Melvin Phillips, and Mississippi Council on Human Relations, a Corporation, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs v. The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance and Expenditure Review of the State of Mississippi, the Mississippi Council on Human Relations, a Corporation, Barbara Phillips, Melvin Phillips and Cornell Green Rice, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs v. The Board of Trustees of the Institution of Higher Education A/K/A the State College Board, Barbara Phillips, Melvin Phillips and Cornell Green Rice, Individually and on Behalf of a Class v. The State of Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Trout v. HidalgoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1981
- 23 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1533, 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,190 Jasper Neely v. The City of GrenadaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- 41 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1853, 42 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 36,747 Jasper Neely v. City of GrenadaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- Ingram v. Madison Square Garden Center, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1979
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