Legal Opinion
Simmons v. South Carolina State Ports Authority
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided July 30, 1980No. Civ. A. 76-2307PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
BLATT, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs and the class of black current and former employees they represent contend that the Defendant, South Carolina State Ports Authority — (hereinafter, “Ports Authority”) — has discriminated against them on the basis of race in the denial of certain retirement rights and benefits which are based on periods of their previous employment service prior to July 30, 1969. This suit was instituted on December 3, 1976, alleging violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., and the Civil Rights Acts of 1866…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Alexander v. Gardner-Denver Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Hazelwood School District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by7 opinions
- 27 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1293, 27 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,338 Dorothy Allen, Cross-Appellees v. United States Steel Corp., Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Simmons v. South Carolina State Ports AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- South Carolina State Ports Authority v. National Labor Relations BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Shelford v. New York State Teachers Retirement SystemDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1993
- 30 Fair empl.prac.cas. 457, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,160, 3 Employee Benefits Ca 2413 Richard Simmons, Leon Wallace, Jr., Ricardo Bryant, Lucion Bradley, Jr., James W. Knight, Samuel Coakley, James Johnson, William S.H. Davis, David L. Gadsden, Jasper L. Walker, John H. Poole, John Henry Deas, Charles Swinton v. South Carolina State Ports Authority W.W. Johnson James C. Hair, Jr. Joseph P. Riley James C. Todd James P. Moore Harold E. Trask John T. Welsh, Jr. W. Don Welsh, Richard Simmons, Leon Wallace, Jr., Ricardo Bryant, Lucion Bradley, Jr., James W. Knight, Samuel Coakley, James Johnson, William S.H. Davis, David L. Gadsden, Jasper L. Walker, John L. Poole, John Henry Deas, Charles Swinton v. South Carolina State Ports Authority W.W. Johnson, James C. Hair, Jr., Joseph P. Riley, James C. Todd, James P. Moore, Harold E. Trask, John T. Welsh, Jr., W. Don WelshCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
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