Legal Opinion
Woodward v. Bowers
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Decided March 25, 1986No. Civ. 85-0830PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
HERMAN, District Judge.
In cases involving allegations of racial discrimination, parties, their attorneys and in many cases even judges are too ready to let their emotions override their objectivity.
It is wise therefore to avoid the temptation to make sweeping rulings in such a case and to narrowly define the problem before us and to stick closely to sound precedent and to time-honored principles of statutory construction as we proceed.
In this case, we are asked on a motion to dismiss to answer the question of whether a Recorder of Deeds violates the Civil Rights Act of 1968 by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Maine v. ThiboutotSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Tully v. Mott Supermarkets, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Michigan Protection & Advocacy Service, Inc. v. BabinDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1992
- Blomgren v. OgleDistrict Court, E.D. Washington · 1993
- Chesapeake Appalachia, LLC v. GoldenCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2012
- MERSCORP, Inc. n/k/a MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. v. Delaware County, PA, Recorder of DeedsCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2017
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