Legal Opinion
James T. HARVIS, Jr., Plaintiff, Maurice Rivers and Robert C. Davison, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1992No. 91-3348PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
In this race discrimination case, the appellants originally claimed they were discharged because of racial discrimination and now state that the claim was also for retaliatory discharge for winning a grievance, exercised for racial reasons. The claim was dismissed by the district court based upon the United States Supreme Court ruling in Patterson v. McLean Credit Union, 491 U.S. 164, 109 S.Ct. 2363, 105 L.Ed.2d 132 (1989). On appeal, appellants argue that the district court misapplied Patterson, but that even if their claim had been properly dismissed, this court should…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Patterson v. McLean Credit UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Bowen v. Georgetown University HospitalSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Bradley v. School Bd. of RichmondSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Rivers v. Roadway Express, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
- Shirley A. WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. LITTLE ROCK MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1994
- Romeo G. WISDOM, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. INTREPID SEA-AIR SPACE MUSEUM, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Mary Wilson Murphy v. Edward J. Derwinski, Secretary of Veterans AffairsCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
- Ryan v. City of ShawneeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
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