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23 Fair empl.prac.cas. 159, 23 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,037 Angelita Ramirez v. Fred Hofheinz
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1980No. 79-2721PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
The appellants, who are Spanish-sur-named women, are present and former employees of the Houston Police Department. They allege that the defendants, among them several city officials and the city itself, denied them promotions and beneficial transfers because of their race. The suit was filed as a class action, on behalf of all Mexican-American employees of two divisions of the Police Department, seeking damages and injunctive relief pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 2000e et seq. 1
The employees of the Police Department are covered…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Jake ROWE Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by27 opinions
- Sujoy GUPTA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Therese A. Farber v. Massillon Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- 31 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1, 31 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,378 Barbara Grano, Cross-Appellant v. The Department of Development of the City of Columbus, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983
- Lyle S. Chandler and Adolphus A. Maddox, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. The City of Dallas, the City of DallasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- In the Matter of Texas Extrusion Corp., Debtors. Texas Extrusion Corp. v. Palmer, Palmer & CoffeeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
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