Parker v. Dole’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 636 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 703 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 706 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Shearson/American Express Inc. v. McMahon · Sigmond v. United States · Urbanek v. United States · Day v. Wayne County Board of Auditors · Spaulding v. University of Washington
Most-quoted passages
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“All cases brought in the Atlanta and Newnan Divisions pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2 (Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) shall be referred at the time of filing to the full time magistrates under the authority of 42 U.S.C. § 20003-5 (0(5) who shall, acting as special masters, hear and decide such cases in their entirety.... Where there are additional causes of action arising under federal or state law in a referred case, such action shall also be referred to the magistrates, under Rule 53 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure if the parties do not consent to the trial of such issues by the magistrate ....”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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