Legal Opinion
Burrell v. Board of Trustees of Georgia Military College
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 1997No. 95-9135PublishedCited by 74 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff brought suit against Defendants under Title VII for gender discrimination and retaliation. The case was one involving an employment decision — Plaintiff’s dismissal — which was the product of mixed motives on the employer’s part. The district court conducted a bench trial and entered judgment for Defendants. We affirm.
Background
Plaintiff Melva J. Burrell (“Plaintiff’) began working in Milledgeville, Georgia for First Federal Savings and Loan of Milledgeville (“First Federal”) as a teller in 1972. In her 16 years there, she advanced rapidly to higher…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Melba J. Burrell v. The Board of Trustees of Ga. Military College, Jacob L. Goldstein, Etc., and Alva L. Baggarly, Etc., Melba J. Burrell v. The Bd. Of Trustees of Ga. Military College, Alva L. Baggarly, Individually & in His Official Capacity as Chief Exec. Officer of First Fed. Sav. & Loan Assn. Of Milledgeville, the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Milledgeville and Unknown Co-Conspirators, James E. Baugh, Indiv. & in His Official Capacities as Mayor of the City of Milledgeville, Ga. & Chairman of the Bd. Of Tr. Of Ga. Military College, Jacob L. Goldstein, Indiv. & in His Official Capacities as a Member of the Bd. Of Dir. Of First Fed. Sav. & Loan Assn. Of Milledgeville & as a Member of the Bd. Of Tr. Of Ga. Military College, Melba J. Burrell v. The Board of Trustees of Ga. Military College, James E. Baugh, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ga. Military College, Jacob L. Goldstein, as a Member of the Board of Trustees of Ga. Military College, and the Mayor and Aldermen of the City of Milledgeville, Alva L. Baggarly, Etc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
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