Legal Opinion
Joannie Allen Dumas v. Town of Mount Vernon, Alabama
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 3, 1980No. 77-2999PublishedCited by 160 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the dismissal of an individual action alleging a racially discriminatory refusal to hire. For the reasons set out below, we affirm the dismissal of all claims except those against the Personnel Board arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (1976).
Appellant, Joannie Allen Dumas, is a black female citizen of Mount Vernon, Alabama, a political subdivision incorporated as a municipality under the laws of Alabama. In September, 1974, Ms. Dumas applied to the Mobile County Personnel Board for the position of…
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