Legal Opinion
Patterson v. Masem
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1985No. 84-2348PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Ruth Polk Patterson appeals from an adverse judgment on her claim that the Little Rock School District impermissibly refused to appoint her to the position of Supervisor of English and Social Studies either because of her race or in retaliation for her exercise of her first amendment rights. Essentially she argues that the district court,1 which concluded that neither of these factors substantially affected the employment decision, erred as a matter of law and was clearly erroneous in its factual findings. We affirm.
Ruth Patterson, who is black, had been employed…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Nancy Cox v. Dardanelle Public School District Glenn Fugatt, Superintendent of Schools and Johnny Dillard, PrincipalCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Kathy O'COnnOr v. Peru State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Diamonds Plus, Inc. v. Larry Kolber the Mike James Mortgage Company Michael J. James Frank T. Holland Frank T. Holland & CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Schurz Communications, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission and United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Griffin v. City of OmahaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
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