Legal Opinion
Jill M. Crumpacker v. State of Kansas, Department of Human Resources
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 10, 2007No. 04-3266, 05-3115PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TYMKOVICH, Circuit Judge.
Title VII does not protect an appointee on the policy making level in state or local government. In this case, Jill Crumpacker, a senior member of the Kansas Department of Human Resources (KDHR), was fired by the Secretary of the Department. Crumpacker sued KDHR under Title VII, alleging that she was fired because of her sex. The district court rejected KDHR’s legal argument that Crumpacker was an appointee on the poli cy making level since she had not been appointed by an elected official, as required by our case law. A jury later ruled in her favor on the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gregory v. AshcroftSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
- Ramos v. LammCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1983
- Greene v. Safeway Stores, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
- Peoples v. CCA Detention CentersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2005
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Jimmy Yamada v. William SnipesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2015
- Fox v. Pittsburg State UniversityDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 2017
- Lorillard Tobacco Co. v. EngidaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2010
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