Legal Opinion
Pittman v. Oregon, Employment Department
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 5, 2007No. 05-35900PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BERZON, Circuit Judge:
Helen Pittman appeals from dismissal of an employment discrimination claim brought under § 1981 against the Employment Department of the State of Oregon. The district court dismissed the § 1981 action, holding that the statute does not provide a cause of action against states. We affirm.
FACTS
On March 30, 2005, plaintiff Helen Pittman, an African-American woman, filed a complaint in Multnomah County Circuit Court alleging employment discrimination on the basis of race and naming as defendants the State of Oregon Employment Department and Deborah Lincoln, Director of the…
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