Legal Opinion
Harry DARKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF CINCINNATI, Et Al., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 10, 1984No. 83-3718PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CORNELIA G. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge.
The defendant city denied plaintiff Darks a license to operate a dance hall 1 because Darks had two felony convictions. Darks sued the city claiming he had been discriminated against on the basis of race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 & 1983; and that the city’s licensing policy deprived Darks of equal protection and due process of law. On April 30, 1983 the District Court granted summary judgment for the city on the Title VII claim, ruling that the city was not an employer with…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. MurgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Kirk v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Baxstrom v. HeroldSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- De Veau v. BraistedSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Marshall v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Kochins v. Linden-Alimak, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- Ronald Stephen Satterfield v. State of Tennessee, Renata E. Bluhm, M.D. And Occupatient Medical Services, P.C.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2002
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Storer Communications, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
- Kochins v. Linden-Alimak, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1986
- In Re ManvilleDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1988
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