Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Defender Ass'n of Philadelphia
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 20, 1981No. 78-2888PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LUONGO, District Judge.
Plaintiff James Hughes, formerly chief investigator for the Defender Association of Philadelphia, brought this action against the Association and Chief Defender Benjamin Lerner, under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, and under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5. He contended that he was discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment and was demoted and finally terminated because he is black. The case proceeded to trial by jury, and on May 29,1979, the jury rendered a verdict in favor of the defendants. On July 2, 1979,…
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