Legal Opinion
Joyce v. Town of Dennis
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided January 4, 2011No. Civil Action 08-10277-NMGPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
GORTON, District Judge.
Plaintiff Elaine Joyce (“Joyce”) brought suit against the Town of Dennis (“the Town”), two Town-owned golf courses and several individual defendants for gender discrimination. In 2007, the available tournaments at the golf courses included two women’s events and five men’s events as well as mixed-gender tournaments. The pending dispute arises out of the defendants’ refusal to allow Joyce to play in a men’s members-only tournament at Dennis Pines Golf Course on May 5 and 6, 2007.
I. Background
On April 20, 2007, Joyce signed up to play with her father in…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Farrar v. HobbySupreme Court of the United States · 1992
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Kolstad v. American Dental Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1999
- Iacobucci v. Town of PembrokeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1999
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Joyce v. Town of Dennis, MACourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2013
- Doe v. FournierDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2012
- Joyce v. TOWN OF DENNISDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2011
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