Legal Opinion
Earnhardt v. Puerto Rico
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 17, 1984No. Nos. 84-1055, 84-1105PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
In this Title VII discriminatory discharge case, based on 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, plaintiff, Dr. Kent Earnhardt (Earnhardt), convinced the district court that his employment with the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico was terminated because of invidious national origin discrimination and the court awarded him his lost salary as damages. Defendant Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Commonwealth) appeals, maintaining that the district court, 582 F.Supp. 25, erred in concluding the plaintiff was fired as a result of discriminatory animus. Plaintiff Earnhardt cross-appeals the denial of a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Robert Robinson, Trustee in Bankruptcy of D. C. Sullivan & Co., Inc. v. Watts Detective Agency, Inc., Daniel Sullivan, Billy R. OtteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982
- Ortiz Rosa v. Acevedo MorenoSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1978
- Earnhardt v. Com. of Puerto RicoDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1983
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