Legal Opinion
Ramirez v. City of Omaha
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided May 19, 1981No. Civ. 78-0-193, 78-0-348PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DENNEY, Senior District Judge. *
1. Introduction
These cases 2 involve charges of employment discrimination by the City of Omaha against Miguel G. Ramirez and Larry G. Leeds. The plaintiffs are both Mexican-Americans who applied to the City of Omaha for jobs as firefighters. They claim that they were discriminated against because of their national origin. More specifically, they challenge the defendants’ use of admissions that they made during polygraph examinations to reject their applications. Plaintiffs contend that the defendants’ refusal to hire them is actionable under 42 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
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3Cited by9 opinions
- State v. FrazierSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
- Chambers v. Omaha Girls ClubDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1986
- Ramirez v. City of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- 30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 477, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,698 Miguel G. Ramirez v. The City of Omaha, a Municipal Corporation Al Veys, Mayor Larry L. Wewel, Personnel Director Vernon Van Scoy, Jr., Fire Chief and Robert Thorsen, Police Officer, Individually and in Their Official Capacities Richard Roth, Public Safety Director, Larry G. Leeds v. The City of Omaha, a Municipal Corporation Vernon Van Scoy, Jr., Fire Chief Individually and in Their Official Capacities Larry Wewel, Former Personnel Director William McDonnell Public Safety Director Robert Thorsen, Police OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
- Amado v. Home Depot U.S.A., Inc.District Court, E.D. California · 2025
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