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4 Fair empl.prac.cas. 878, 4 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7865 Howard Beale, Jr. v. Winston Blount, Postmaster, United States Post Office

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided June 14, 1972No. 71-1800PublishedCited by 116 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:

Charging that his November 6, 1970 discharge from his position as a substitute letter carrier at the Buena Vista Station branch of the Miami, Florida, Post Office occurred solely because he was black, Howard Beale, Jr., brought suit 1 in the district court for injunctive relief, monetary damages 2 and reinstatement with back pay. Named as defendants were Winston Blount, the Postmaster-General of the United States; T. J. Coleman, the Regional Director of the Post Office Department; and E. M. Dunlap, the postmaster for Miami, Florida. Citing Waters v. Wisconsin Steel…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Picard v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Unemployment Compensation Comm'n of Alaska v. AragonSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  5. Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. BurrSupreme Court of the United States · 1940

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3Cited by116 opinions

  1. Herbert K. Wilson v. Federico F. Pena, Secretary, Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  2. John E. Raper v. David J. LuceyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1973
  3. Arthur Edward Sheehan v. Army and Air Force Exchange Service, an Instrumentality of the Departments of the Army and of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. B.K. Instrument, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
  5. Estate of Watson v. BlumenthalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1978

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