Legal Opinion
Edwards v. Department of Corrections
District Court, M.D. Alabama
Decided July 25, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-T-975-NPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Robert D. Edwards has brought this lawsuit charging that defendants Department of Corrections of the State of Alabama and various officials of the Department refused to promote him to a position in the state prison for women because he is a male. 1 Based on the evidence presented at a nonjury trial, the court concludes that Edwards has been a victim of illegal sex discrimination and is entitled to appropriate relief.
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The facts in this case are simple and straight-forward. Between September 1982 and April 1983 and again between June…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Blum v. StensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Hovater v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Hovater v. RobinsonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Henry v. Milwaukee CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2008
- Sims v. Montgomery County CommissionDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1991
- Raymond J. Torres, Franklin J. Utz, and Gerald F. Schmit v. Wisconsin Department of Health & Social Services, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
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