Legal Opinion
Bland v. Burlington Northern Railroad
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided November 18, 1992No. Civ. A. 91-F-2113PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER REGARDING MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
SHERMAN G. FINESILVER, Chief Judge.
This case involves allegations of racial discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended. Jurisdiction is based upon 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343. This matter comes before the Court on Defendant’s Motion for Partial Summary Judgment, under Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The issue presented is whether the damages and jury trial provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (“the Act”) should be applied to conduct that occurred prior to the Act’s enactment for cases filed after…
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