Legal Opinion

Irwin F. Gellman v. State of Maryland

Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Decided June 30, 1976No. 75-2007PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge.

Irwin F. Gellman, a white professor at Morgan State College, a predominantly black institution in Baltimore, Maryland, brought this action under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1985, and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. He alleged numerous acts of racial discrimination on the part of the College. A temporary restraining order was granted in favor of the plaintiff and a three-day hearing was thereafter held on his motion for a preliminary injunction. At the conclusion of the hearing and during final argument on the motion for a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Eli Lilly and Company, Inc. v. Generix Drug Sales, Inc., Caribe Chemical Company, Inc., Ellencee Pharmaceutical Laboratories, Inc., (Three Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
  2. Dry Creek Lodge, Inc., a Wyoming Corporation v. The United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
  3. Merritt-Chapman & Scott Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  4. Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Company v. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
  5. Puerto Rican Farm Workers Ex Rel. Felipe Pagan Vidal v. K. D. EatmonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by27 opinions

  1. University of Texas v. CamenischSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. aaiPharma Inc. v. ThompsonCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2002
  3. Gavitt v. SwigerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1978
  4. Abel Converting, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1988
  5. University of Texas v. CamenischSupreme Court of the United States · 1981

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