Legal Opinion
Wallace v. Chappell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 2, 1981No. 79-3172PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:
This action was brought by several black Navy enlisted men claiming discrimination on the basis of race. The complaint alleged that plaintiffs’ superior officers had assigned them the least desirable duties, excluded them from training programs, given them low performance evaluations, and punished them with unusual severity for minor transgressions. It was further alleged that this discriminatory treatment would retard their present and future career development. Plaintiffs claimed violations of both the equal protection clause1 and 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) (1976). They *731soug…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Imbler v. PachtmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by37 opinions
- United States v. StanleySupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- William Trerice v. Dan A. Pedersen, Captain, U.S. Navy, Commanding Officer, Uss RangerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- William v. Wenger v. Paul D. Monroe, Jr., in His Official Capacity as Adjutant General of the California National Guard California National GuardCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2002
- Alice P. Broudy v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Jorden v. National Guard BureauCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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