Legal Opinion
Hopkins v. Price Waterhouse
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 20, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-3040PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
GESELL, District Judge.
Plaintiff was proposed for partnership in Price Waterhouse, a nationwide professional partnership, but was held for further consideration at the next annual partnership selection. The following year the partners in the unit where she worked decided not to propose her a second time. Plaintiff then resigned and filed this suit alleging sex discrimination in violation of Title VII. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2. The Court is asked to order that she be made a partner and to award back pay and other monetary relief. A bench trial lasting four and one-half days followed…
2Cases cited30 opinions
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Price Waterhouse v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Nancy O'Mara Ezold, at No. 91-1780 v. Wolf, Block, Schorr and Solis-Cohen, at No. 91-1741Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Myrtle Thomas v. Eastman Kodak CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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- Robinson v. Jacksonville Shipyards, Inc.District Court, M.D. Florida · 1991
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