Legal Opinion
Ramirez v. City of Omaha
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 20, 1982No. 81-2185PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiffs brought this Title VII suit against the City of Omaha and certain city officials alleging that defendants discriminated against plaintiffs on the basis of national origin. Plaintiffs alleged that the use of admissions obtained during a polygraph test which was used as a preemployment screening device disparately impacted on Mexican-Americans in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981,1983 and 2000e et seq. The district court1 held that plaintiffs failed to establish a prima facie case of adverse impact and dismissed the complaint. We affirm.
The facts of this case are essentially…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Rule v. International Ass'n of Bridge, Structural & Ornamental Ironworkers, Local Union No. 396Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Ramirez v. City of OmahaDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1981
3Cited by5 opinions
- Brown v. TennesseeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Chambers v. Omaha Girls ClubDistrict Court, D. Nebraska · 1986
- 30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 459, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,155 Herbert E. Brown v. State of Tennessee, Tennessee Department of Human Services, Sammie Lynn Puett, Commissioner, Tennessee Department of Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Smith v. American Service Co. of Atlanta, Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1984
- 30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 477, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,698 Miguel G. Ramirez v. The City of Omaha, a Municipal Corporation Al Veys, Mayor Larry L. Wewel, Personnel Director Vernon Van Scoy, Jr., Fire Chief and Robert Thorsen, Police Officer, Individually and in Their Official Capacities Richard Roth, Public Safety Director, Larry G. Leeds v. The City of Omaha, a Municipal Corporation Vernon Van Scoy, Jr., Fire Chief Individually and in Their Official Capacities Larry Wewel, Former Personnel Director William McDonnell Public Safety Director Robert Thorsen, Police OfficerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982