Legal Opinion

Perkins v. Lake County Department of Utilities

District Court, N.D. Ohio

Decided August 11, 1994No. 1:92CV0725PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

PERELMAN, United States Magistrate Judge.

In this action this Court is confronted with the issue of the extent to which provable genetic/hereditary classification controls on the proposition of membership in a protected class within the meaning of Title VII, a question which may well be one of first impression.

This action, brought pursuant to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e (Title VII), was filed on April 10, 1992, alleging disparate treatment in the workplace due to Plaintiffs status as an American Indian. Plaintiff, Arthur Perkins, is employed as a…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  5. Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 94,768 Phil A. Street and Clyde H. Street v. J.C. Bradford & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Jacques v. DiMarzio, Inc.District Court, E.D. New York · 2002
  2. Lewis v. State of Del. Dept. of Public InstructionDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1996
  3. 77 Fair empl.prac.cas. (Bna) 1312, 74 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 45,500, 98 Daily Journal D.A.R. 9905 Harold Dawavendewa, a Single Man v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District, an Arizona CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  4. Dawavendewa v. Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement & Power DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998
  5. Greene v. Swain County Partnership for HealthDistrict Court, W.D. North Carolina · 2004

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