Legal Opinion
Waller v. Powers Department Store
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided February 10, 1984No. C3-83-802PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COYNE, Justice,
Seeking a writ of prohibition, the petitioner challenges the authority of the district court to compel discovery, pursuant to the provision for temporary relief contained in Minneapolis Ordinance § 141.-80(c)(7) (1982), in administrative proceedings before the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights. We conclude that the writ shall issue.
In July of 1976, Carolyn Waller, a black female, filed a complaint with the Minneapolis Department of Civil Rights (MDCR) alleging that Powers Department Store (Powers) declined on account of her race to hire her as a buyer trainee. The MDCR…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission v. St. Joe Minerals Corp., Zinc Smelting DivisionSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1978
- B. Riley McClelland v. Cecil D. Andrus, Secretary of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Shively v. StewartCalifornia Supreme Court · 1966
- National Labor Relations Board v. Interboro Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1970
- State v. WestSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1969
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Petition of Minnesota Power & Light Co.Court of Appeals of Minnesota · 1989
- Haghighi v. Russian-American Broadcasting Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1998
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