Legal Opinion
Ida Mary Lewis v. University of Pittsburgh and University of Pittsburgh Book Center
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 9, 1984No. 83-5052PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
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GARTH, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff Ida Mary Lewis brought suit against the University of Pittsburgh and its Bookstore under section 706 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5 (1976), and under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983 (1976), claiming that she was denied a promotion because of her race. Her claims under sections 1981 and 1983 were heard by a jury, and her Title VII claim was decided in a bench trial by the district court judge. Both factfinders found for defendants on the merits. We affirm.
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Ida Mary Lewis, a black woman, has been employed at the Book…
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