Legal Opinion
Wrighten v. Metropolitan Hospitals, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1984No. Nos. 79-4658, 79-4665 and 81-3440PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
Naomi Wrighten, Wilma Graham and Jesse Blocker, Jr., appeal from the district court’s judgment for the defendants in plaintiffs’ employment discrimination action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981.1 Plaintiffs claimed that Metropolitan Hospitals Inc. [Metro], Emanuel Hospital [Emanuel], and Red Top, Inc. [Red Top] discriminated against them because they were black, and sought declaratory and injunctive relief as well as dam*1350ages. All plaintiffs are former employees of Emanuel, for whom Metro provided…
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