Legal Opinion

Karen Frances ULANE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EASTERN AIRLINES, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellant

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 29, 1984No. 84-1431PublishedCited by 127 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, as Kenneth Ulane, was hired in 1968 as a pilot for defendant, Eastern Air Lines, Inc., but was fired as Karen Frances Ulane in 1981. Ulane filed a timely charge of sex discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which subsequently issued a right to sue letter. This suit followed. Counts I and II allege that Ulane’s discharge violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e — 2000e-17 (1982): Count I alleges that Ulane was discriminated against as a female; Count II alleges that Ulane was discriminated…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Perrin v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Ramona HOLLOWAY, Appellant, v. ARTHUR ANDERSEN AND COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  3. Audra SOMMERS, A/K/A Timothy Kevin Cornish, Appellant, v. BUDGET MARKETING, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
  4. United States v. Thomas AmbroseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  5. 17 Fair empl.prac.cas. 28, 16 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8178 Bennie E. Smith, on Behalf of Himself & Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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3Cited by127 opinions

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  2. Marc Andrew Mario v. P & C Food Markets, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2002
  3. Phil Quick v. Donaldson Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1996
  4. Douglas W. Schwenk v. James Hartford Steve Sinclair Robert Mitchell,opinionCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
  5. Dee Farmer v. Richard Haas, Edward J. Brennan, and L.E. DuboisCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993

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