Legal Opinion
Spurlock v. United Airlines, Inc.
District Court, D. Colorado
Decided June 18, 1971No. Civ. A. C-2157PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
WINNER, District Judge.
Plaintiff brings this action under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5, which prohibits discrimination in employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Defendant admits that plaintiff submitted an application for employment as a flight officer, and asserts that the reasons plaintiff was not employed had nothing to do with his race.
Plaintiff’s initial application for employment by United as a flight officer was submitted May 19, 1969. On that date he was 29 years of age, he had completed two years of college, and he had logged 204…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
- Marcus Jones, Willie B. Hodge, Clifton Nickels and Clarence L. Irving v. Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1970
3Cited by5 opinions
- Paul SPURLOCK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED AIRLINES, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1973
- Davis v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975
- Hanshaw v. Delaware Technical & Community CollegeDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1975
- Davis v. WashingtonDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1972
- Davis v. WashingtonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1975