Legal Opinion
Deborah J. Schneider, Cross-Appellant v. The City of Atlanta (Bureau of Corrections), and J. D. Hudson, Ind., Etc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 8, 1980No. 78-3540PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
Deborah Schneider filed suit against the City of Atlanta, the Bureau of Corrections of Atlanta, and the Director of the Bureau of Corrections, J. D. Hudson, alleging (1) that she suffered racial discrimination in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983 and (2) that she was constructively discharged for exercising her First Amendment rights in violation of § 1983 and the Fourteenth Amendment. 1 At trial, the jury found against her on the claim of racial discrimination, but returned a verdict in her favor on the claim that she was constructively discharged for exercising…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Davis v. PassmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by89 opinions
- Henry J. Bennett, Jr. v. City of Slidell, Gerry Hinton, B.E. McDaniel Nunzio Giordano, and Patrick J. BerriganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Charles E. Egger v. Harlan C. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- John A. Reed, Gerald G. Kaluzny, and Rbk, Ltd. v. Village of ShorewoodCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- McKinley v. City of EloyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Henry J. Bennett, Jr. v. City of Slidell, Gerry Hinton, B.E. McDaniel Nunzio Giordano, and Patrick J. BerriganCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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