Legal Opinion
Walls v. City of Petersburg
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1990No. 89-2357PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ERVIN, Chief Judge:
In this action, the plaintiff, Teyonda N. Walls, alleged that the defendants violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1983 in dismissing her from her position with the City of Petersburg (“the City”). Her Title VII cause of action stated that her discharge was racially discriminatory because the City’s background questionnaire had a disparate discriminatory impact on blacks such as herself. In her Section 1983 claim, Walls alleged that she was discharged in violation of her constitutionally protected right to privacy,…
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