Legal Opinion
Volk v. Coler
District Court, C.D. Illinois
Decided July 8, 1986No. 81-3366PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
MILLS, District Judge:
Directed verdicts.
As to the State Director, the Regional Director, equal protection and due process claims — ALLOWED.
As to the First Amendment and retaliative claims against the remaining Defendants — DENIED.
Ms. Volk brought this cause of action alleging that six employees of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) acted and conspired to deny her employment and to wrongfully transfer her because of her sex, and because of her opposition to sexual harassment. Suit was filed pursuant to a number of civil rights statutes, including 42 U.S.C.…
2Cases cited42 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Volk v. ColerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Plowman v. United States Department of the ArmyDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1988
- Gray v. TaylorDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2010
- Lipsett v. Rive-MoraDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 1987
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