Legal Opinion
Rackin v. University of Pennsylvania
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 18, 1974No. Civ. A. 73-1007PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
WEINER, District Judge.
Dr. Phyllis Rackin, the plaintiff in this civil rights suit has charged that the defendants, the University of Pennsylvania (hereinafter “University”), its various officers and certain tenured members of the University’s English Department have discriminated against her in the terms and conditions of her employment solely on the basis of her sex. The history giving rise to the instant litigation is set forth in the plaintiff’s complaint. 1
Essentially the complaint alleges that in 1962 Dr. Rackin, who had earned a Ph.D. in English, was…
2Cases cited40 opinions
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3Cited by86 opinions
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