Legal Opinion
Joyce v. TOWN OF DENNIS
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided June 30, 2011No. Civil Action 08-10277-NMGPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Elaine Joyce (“Joyce”) brought suit against the Town of Dennis, two Town-owned golf courses and several individual defendants for gender discrimination. This dispute arose out of the defendants’ refusal to allow Joyce to play in a men’s members-only tournament at Dennis Pines Golf Course in May, 2007.
I. Background
In March, 2010, this Court entered a Memorandum & Order (“M & O”) finding liability on six of Joyce’s eleven counts and dismissing the other five counts. Joyce v. Town of Dennis, 705 F.Supp.2d 74 (D.Mass.2010).
In January, 2011, the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Joyce v. Town of Dennis, MACourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
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