Legal Opinion
City of Omaha Employees Betterment Association v. City of Omaha
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 28, 1989No. Nos. 88-2370, 88-2408PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
In the principal case, No. 88-2370, AFSCME Local 251 and its president, Ed Cox,1 appeal from a judgment entered in the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska in favor of plaintiff-appellee Linstrom on her 42 U-S-C. § 1985 claim alleging that the City of Omaha and the city employees’ union conspired to deny her a promotion because of her sex. The original lawsuit was filed by plaintiff Avis Linstrom and three others alleging civil rights violations by the City and the Union. The jury returned a verdict in favor of the City and against the other…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Lavender v. KurnSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Greg Myers, Etc. v. R. Kathleen Morris, Scott County Attorney, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
- Jones v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
- Schneider v. Chrysler Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Russell v. City of Overland Police Dept.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1993
- 50 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1265, 51 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 39,271 City of Omaha Employees Betterment Association Robert Choate Carol Worley Avis Linstrom, Sylvia Love and Sandra Hatfield v. City of Omaha Afscme Local 251 a Labor Union and Ed Cox, President, and City Labor Relations Director, All Officially and Individually, Richard Leuck v. The City of Omaha, Its Managers and Employees and Afscme Local 251, Its Officers and Members. City of Omaha Employees Betterment Association Robert Choate, Carol Worley, Avis Linstrom Sylvia Love, and Sandra Hatfield v. City of Omaha, Afscme Local 251 a Labor Union and Ed Cox, President, and City Labor Relations Director, All Officially and Individually. Richard Leuck v. The City of Omaha, Its Managers and Employees and Afscme Local 251, Its Officers and MembersCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989