Legal Opinion
Cummings v. Commonwealth, State System of Higher Education
Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania
Decided November 1, 2004PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY
Judge LEAVITT.
Robert R. Cummings, D.Ed., (Cummings) appeals from an order of the Court of Common Pleas of the 26th Judicial District (Columbia County Branch) (trial court) denying his post-trial motion for a new trial or for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. Cummings’ motion followed the trial court’s ruling that Bloomsburg University did not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of sex when it offered Cummings a one-year position as assistant professor, as opposed to a tenure track position.
In 1998, Cummings filed a complaint1 against the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. AikensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Board of Trustees of Keene State College v. SweeneySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Moure v. RaeuchleSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1992
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3Cited by5 opinions
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