Legal Opinion
Christine Franklin v. The Gwinnett County Public Schools, a Local Education Agency (Lea), Dr. William Prescott, an Individual
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 10, 1990No. 89-8393PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge:
Christine Franklin appeals from the district court’s1 dismissal of her action pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6), for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.2 We affirm.
Franklin brought the action under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (codified as amended at 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1688 (1988)) (“Title IX”), seeking damages against Gwinnett County Public Schools (“Gwinnett”), and Dr. William Prescott, contending that she had been intentionally discriminated against because of her gender. Gwinnett filed a motion to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- Davis v. PassmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Cannon v. University of ChicagoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Atascadero State Hospital v. ScanlonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
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3Cited by66 opinions
- Franklin v. Gwinnett County Public SchoolsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Murrell Ex Rel. Jones v. School District No. 1Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
- Bank v. PittCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Sheely v. MRI Radiology Network, P.A.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- Amy Cohen v. Brown UniversityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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