Legal Opinion

Delilah B. BLANKS, Appellant, v. Wilbur REGISTER Et Al., Appellees

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided March 26, 1974No. 73-1873PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WIDENER, Circuit Judge:

This civil rights action was brought by Mrs. Delilah Blanks, a Negro female, who sought injunctive relief, including back pay, from the defendant members of the Bladen County, North Carolina Social Services Board. She alleged that the defendants violated 42 U.S.C. § 1981, § 1983, and § 2000e-2(a) (1) in failing to appoint her, on account of her race, as Director of Social Services. The defendants filed a verified motion to dismiss under F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim, averring, which was not denied, among other things, that Mrs. Blanks was still being…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Eccles v. Peoples Bank of Lakewood VillageSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  2. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co. v. GrosjeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
  3. Socialist Labor Party v. GilliganSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Harvey B. Johnson v. Rac CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1974
  5. Beard v. StahrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Ronald G. Davis v. R. F. ZahradnickCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
  2. Lewis v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1977
  3. Booth v. Prince George's CountyDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1975
  4. Chambers v. McLean Trucking Co., Inc.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1982
  5. Taterka v. WISCONSIN TELEPHONE COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1975

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