Legal Opinion
Milan Chonich and Carmen Pascaretti, Cross-Appellants v. Wayne County Community College, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 12, 1989No. 87-1595, 87-1632PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WELLFORD, Circuit Judge.
This dispute concerns an employment discrimination action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Michigan’s Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, and a slander claim brought by former administrators at a community college. Defendant Wayne County Community College (Wayne) appeals from a jury verdict for plaintiffs, and plaintiffs cross-appeal the district court’s directing of a verdict for an individual defendant on the pendent state defamation claim.
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In early 1984 plaintiffs, Milan Chonich and Carmen Pascaretti, white males, held exempt (non-union) administrative positions at Wayne.…
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