Legal Opinion
Larry DRAKE, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 4, 1977No. 76-1842PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Larry Drake, a black person, brings this appeal from an order dismissing his complaint without prejudice for want of prosecution. The complaint, filed October 24, 1975, alleged that Drake’s employer, Southwestern Bell Telephone Company, unlawfully discriminated against Drake by discharging him on April 5, 1972, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Because Drake was otherwise reinstated with back pay as a result of an arbitration award, Drake, in this lawsuit, sought $10,000 in general damages…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Clarence Marshall, Jr. v. Allyn R. SielaffCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Allied Air Freight, Inc., and Allied Air Freight International Corp. v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
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