Legal Opinion
Coffin v. South Carolina Department of Social Services
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided January 10, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-803-15PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, District Judge.
The complaint in this matter purports to state eight causes of action against fourteen defendants stemming from alleged employment discrimination based on age. Plaintiffs assert claims for monetary, declaratory and injunctive relief under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (hereinafter “ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621 et seq. and under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983, 1985, 1986 and 1988 and the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Also, plaintiffs seek to impose liability on defendants based upon pendent state law claims sounding in tort.
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2Cases cited43 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Quern v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Alabama v. PughSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Patrowich v. Chemical BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Ditch v. Bd. of County Com'rs of County of ShawneeDistrict Court, D. Kansas · 1986
- House v. Cannon Mills Co.District Court, M.D. North Carolina · 1988
- Dickerson v. New Jersey, Department of Human ServicesDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1991
- Foley v. Mobil Chemical Co.New York Supreme Court · 1996
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