Legal Opinion
Corley v. Jackson Police Department
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1981No. 79-3205PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This is the second time this litigation has come before us. The plaintiffs allege that they were discharged in retaliation for opposing racially discriminatory ^employment practices, in violation of section 704(a) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 28 U.S.C. *1297§ 2000e-3(a) (1976).1 We reversed an earlier judgment for the defendants because the district court applied an incorrect legal standard. Corley v. Jackson Police Dept., 5 Cir. 1978, 566 F.2d 994. On retrial, the district court held that the plaintiffs had made out a prima facie case of retaliatory firing. It found,…
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- Dafro M. JEFFERIES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- William F. TURNER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Jack K. MOORE, Appellee, v. CITY OF CHARLOTTE, NC, Appellant, and Charlotte Police Department, DefendantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
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- Lihosit v. I & W, INC.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1996