Legal Opinion
Talmadge W. HAYES, Appellant, v. COMMUNITY GENERAL OSTEOPATHIC HOSPITAL and Bert McBrayer, Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 8, 1991No. 90-5984PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.
The primary issue in this appeal is whether 42 U.S.C. § 1981 provides a cause of action for a racially motivated discharge. The district court held that racially motivated employment termination claims are not actionable under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, 730 F.Supp. 1333, and that Hayes was fired for non-discriminatory reasons. We will affirm.
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FACTS AND PROCEDURE
Appellant Talmadge W. Hayes was employed by the Community General Osteopathic Hospital in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania for more than nineteen years before being discharged on May 16, 1988. Hayes worked as…
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