Legal Opinion
Taggart v. Jefferson County Child Support Enforcement Unit
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1991No. 89-2429PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAGG, Circuit Judge,
joined by John R. GIBSON, BOWMAN, WOLLMAN, MAGILL, BEAM, and LOKEN, Circuit Judges.
Doris Taggart appeals the district court’s order dismissing her claim for racially discriminatory termination brought against the Jefferson County Child Support Enforcement Unit under 42 U.S.C. § 1981. We affirm.
This appeal is before the court en banc to resolve whether a claim for racially discriminatory termination under section 1981 remains actionable following the Supreme Court’s decision in Patterson v. McLean Credit Union, 491 U.S. 164, 109 S.Ct. 2363, 105 L.Ed.2d 132 (1989). Compare…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Patterson v. McLean Credit UnionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Gary McKnight Cross-Appellant v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Kenneth G. Hicks, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Brown Group, Inc., D/B/A Brown Shoe Company, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1990
- Wallace J. Courtney v. Canyon Television & Appliance Rental, Inc., David Manthei, Mark Bartholomew and Matt PinkertonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
- Eva TRUJILLO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GRAND JUNCTION REGIONAL CENTER and William Jackson, Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Jin Ku Kim, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Nash Finch Company, Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1997
- Fray v. Omaha World Herald Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- James Williams, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Valentec Kisco, Inc., Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Frank Daniels, Cross-Appellant v. Pipefitters' Association Local Union No. 597, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Julian E. VALDEZ, Appellant, v. MERCY HOSPITAL, an Iowa Non-Profit Organization and Corporation, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
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