Legal Opinion

Norman W. OLIVER, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. DIGITAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided May 13, 1988No. 87-1909PublishedCited by 467 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOWNES, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-appellant Norman Oliver (Oliver) appeals a summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee Digital Equipment Corporation (Digital). Oliver filed suit in the district court on January 14, 1983. He claimed that, because he was black, Digital discriminated against him in the terms and conditions of his employment inevitably leading to his discharge. His complaint, as amended, alleged violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e-2(a), -3(a), 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 151B, § 4(1) et seq.

Nine claims for relief were…

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  5. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by467 opinions

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  3. Jose MEDINA-MUNOZ, Etc., Et Al., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  4. Gerald Griggs-Ryan v. Beulah Smith, Gerald Griggs-Ryan v. Richard ConnellyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
  5. Annabelle Lipsett v. University of Puerto RicoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988

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