Legal Opinion

Beadle v. City of Tampa

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided January 18, 1995No. 93-3271PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Aston Beadle appeals the magistrate court’s1 final judgment in favor of the City of Tampa and Tampa Police Department. The court rejected Beadle’s claim that the Department violated Title VII by failing to accommodate his religious practices and by constructively discharging him because of his refusal to work on his Sabbath. The City and Department cross-appeal the court’s finding that Beadle did not knowingly and voluntarily sign a release waiving his Title VII rights. We AFFIRM.

I. BACKGROUND

At all times relevant to this lawsuit, Beadle was a practicing…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Trans World Airlines, Inc. v. HardisonSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Ansonia Board of Education v. PhilbrookSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. Bormann v. AT&T Communications, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976

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  3. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Firestone Fibers & Textiles Co.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
  4. David Virts v. Consolidated Freightways Corporation of DelawareCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
  5. Isaiah Brown v. Polk County, Iowa, a Municipal Corporation Ray Sears, Former County Administrator for Polk County and Polk County Board of SupervisorsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1995

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