Legal Opinion

Erma W. Hines v. Cenla Community Action Committee, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided April 10, 1973No. 72-1845PublishedCited by 39 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COLEMAN, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff, Erma W. Hines, Executive Director of the Cenia Community Action Committee, Inc. (hereinafter called CCAC), was dismissed from her employment by a 14-13 vote of the Board of Directors of CCAC which occurred on February 28, 1972.1 CCAC was organized as a community action agency to combat poverty in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, under Section 210 of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, Title 42, U.S.C. § 2790 et seq. CCAC was incorporated under Louisiana law as a private nonprofit corporation.

The plaintiff appealed her dismissal concurrently to the Regional…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Bell v. HoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
  5. Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. United States v. OrleansSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Robert E. Robison v. Wichita Falls and North Texas Community Action Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. Butler v. Continental Airlines, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)2000
  4. Gilmore v. Salt Lake Community Action ProgramCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
  5. Jimmy Ginn v. F. David Mathews, Secretary, United States Department of Health, Education and WelfareCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1976

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