Legal Opinion
Donnell v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 24, 1978No. 77-1443PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of an employment discrimination action brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981, against General Motors Corporation (GMC), the International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America *1295(UAW), and Local No. 25. Joseph Donnell,1 a black, alleged that the defendants discriminated against him with respect to entry into two skilled trades’ training programs established by GMC and the UAW. He sought back pay and attorney’s fees. After a…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Taylor v. Teletype Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- Boyd v. Bechtel Corp.District Court, N.D. California · 1979
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