Legal Opinion
Taliaferro v. Dykstra
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided January 10, 1977No. Civ. A. 73-0584-R, 75-0298-RPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
MERHIGE, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Ruth Taliaferro, brings these actions under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 to redress alleged sex discrimination practiced at Longwood College, a Commonwealth of Virginia institution of higher learning, and to challenge the constitutionality of her “forced” retirement from that institution. The sex discrimination charge is pursued in the form of a class action 1 while the retirement issue, which is not gender related, is presented solely as an individual action. Plaintiff seeks monetary, declaratory and other appropriate relief. Defendant Willett is the current…
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