Legal Opinion
Sandra Moteles v. University of Pennsylvania and Local 506, United Plant Guard Workers of America
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided April 25, 1984No. 83-1319PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
WEIS, Circuit Judge.
'In this Title VII case, the district court preliminarily enjoined the involuntary transfer of a female campus security officer to a less desirable shift. The court reasoned that the plaintiff had more seniority than a number of male officers and ruled that the employer’s defense of a bona fide occupational qualification was irrelevant. We vacate the preliminary injunction, concluding that the plaintiff failed to show irreparable injury and that the BFOQ proffer was a proper defense.
The plaintiff filed a discrimination complaint with the EEOC against…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Sampson v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Dothard v. RawlinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Frank's Gmc Truck Center, Inc. v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Monmouth County Correctional Institutional Inmates v. LanzaroCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Roe v. Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resort, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1997
- Morton v. BeyerCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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