Legal Opinion
Stewart v. City of Pontotoc, Miss.
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided August 16, 1978No. WC 75-87-KPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
READY, Chief Judge.
This employment discrimination suit based upon statutory and constitutional prohibitions thereof presents a serious challenge to this court’s jurisdiction under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Since the resolution of this issue necessitates an understanding of the procedural history of the litigation, we direct our initial attention thereto.
I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On October 16, 1975, 1 the plaintiff filed an employment discrimination suit naming as defendants the City of Pontotoc, Mississippi, its Mayor, Howard Stafford,…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- Himmelbrand v. HarrisonDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1980
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