Legal Opinion
Trivits v. Wilmington Institute
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided June 23, 1976No. Civ. A. 4776PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LATCHUM, Chief Judge.
On February 16, 1972, Patricia Chalfant Trivits (“Trivits”) was discharged (PX 14, 15, 16) 1 as Chief of the Book Processing Department of The Wilmington Institute (“Institute”), a free public library located in Wilmington, Delaware. On December 7, 1973 Trivits brought this civil rights action against the Institute and two of its officers in their official capacities, viz., Jack W. Bryant (“Bryant”), Director of the Institute and chief executive officer, and Edward B. duPont (“duPont”), president of the Board of Managers of the Institute. (Docket Item 1). Trivits’…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jackson v. Metropolitan Edison Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Burton v. Wilmington Parking AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- United States v. PriceSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Mayor of Philadelphia v. Educational Equality LeagueSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Earl Robinson v. John E. BergstromCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Patricia J. Chalfant v. The Wilmington Institute, a Corporation of the State of Delaware, Jack W. Bryant and Edward B. DupontCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1978
- Aiello v. City of Wilmington, Del.District Court, D. Delaware · 1976
- Eckerd v. Indian River School DistrictDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1979
- Gilbreath v. East Arkansas Planning & Development District, Inc.District Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1979
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