Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided September 16, 1977No. Civ. A. 76-3010PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DITTER, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a black woman discharged by Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA), instituted this action against her former employer and certain of its supervisory and management personnel 1 charging that rights guaranteed her by the United States Constitution, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., 2 were violated. In particular, she contends that she was discharged in retaliation for having previously filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission and because she openly…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Cooper v. PateSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Bowe v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- Graziani v. Committee on Legal EthicsSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Jacobs v. BD. OF REGENTS, ETC.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1979
- Martin v. Easton Publishing Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1979
- Wong v. CalvinDistrict Court, N.D. Florida · 1980
- Bala v. CommonwealthCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 1979
- Barkley v. CarrauxDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1982
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