Legal Opinion
Colon v. Sorensen
District Court, D. Nebraska
Decided March 2, 1987No. CV86-L-175PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION
URBOM, District Judge.
Floyd Colon, who is hispanic, applied for promotion to the position of Job Service Field Manager in February, 1985. A white anglo male, Bill Weekly, was promoted, and Colon filed a discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He initiated this Title VII suit after receiving notice from the United States Department of Justice of his right to sue. Colon’s complaint also alleges violation of the Nebraska Fair Employment Practice Act. Neb.Rev.Stat. §§ 48-1101 to -1126 (Reissue 1984).
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