Legal Opinion
Barfield v. Orange County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 12, 1990No. 89-3340PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COX, Circuit Judge:
Brenda L. Barfield brought this civil rights action against Lawson Lamar individually and in his official capacity as Sheriff of Orange County, Florida. The complaint included a variety of civil rights claims pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Barfield had been employed by the Sheriff as a corrections officer. She alleged, among other things, that she was the victim of racial discrimination in connection with her employment by the Sheriff, that her employment was terminated by the Sheriff because of her race (she is…
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