Legal Opinion
Cypress v. Newport News General & Nonsectarian Hospital Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1967No. 10672PublishedCited by 147 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs, a Negro pediatrician and two of his patients, brought this class action for an injunction against the racially discriminatory policies and practices of the Riverside Hospital in Newport News, Virginia.1 Specifically, they allege that Negro physicians are denied admission to the medical staff because of their race, and that Negro patients are assigned to hospital rooms on a segregated basis.
Dr. George C. Cypress, the physician-plaintiff, is a “board-certified” pediatrician 2 who twice applied for staff privileges at Riverside Hospital and was rejected on…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- United States v. W. T. Grant Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Cooper v. AaronSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- United States v. Oregon State Medical SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Washington v. LeeDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1966
- Lankford v. GelstonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by147 opinions
- 12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 451, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,741 John Senter, Cross-Appellee v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Mary Burke Sprogis v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- 15 Fair empl.prac.cas. 827, 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7842 Patrick James v. Stockham Valves and Fittings Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Charles L. JORDAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Windham v. American Brands, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
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