Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Lewis Grocer Co.
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided March 27, 1979No. GC 79-9-K-PPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
KEADY, Chief Judge.
This suit was instituted on January 22, 1979, by plaintiff Will Jordan as a class action against defendant Lewis Grocer Company (Lewis), alleging discriminatory discharge of plaintiff because of his race and a general policy and practice of racial discrimination by Lewis in its employment practices, including hiring, discharging, promotion and all other terms and conditions of employment. Plaintiff alleges causes of action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and § 1981, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201 and 2202 and the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Civil Rights CasesSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Flood v. KuhnSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Johnson v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Manoria P. WHITE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Estelle M. KANE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DOUGLAS, ELLIMAN, HOLLYDAY & IVES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Byrd v. Travenol Laboratories, Inc.District Court, N.D. Mississippi · 1987
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