Legal Opinion
Robinson v. City of Pittsburgh
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 14, 1997No. 95-3594UnknownCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ALITO, Circuit Judge:
Appellants Carmen Robinson and Nathaniel Hawthorne, Jr. worked as police officers for appellee City of Pittsburgh (“the City”). Robinson alleges that she was sexually harassed by appellee James Dickerson (her supervisor) and that appellees Craig Edwards (an assistant police chief) and Earl Buford (the chief of police) knew of the harassment but failed to take action to stop it. Robinson asserted a variety of claims under both federal and state law against Dickerson, Edwards, Buford, and the City. At the close of plaintiffs’ ease, the district court…
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3Cited by67 opinions
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