Holmes v. Bevilacqua’s Empirical Analysis
774 F.2d 636 · 1985
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. Aikens · Goldsboro Christian Schools, Inc. v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“skill and experience that comes from municipal government and local community experience,”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“Id. at 253 , 101 S.Ct. at 1093 . 39 Here, the district court had before it the plaintiff's case-in-chief, the pretrial order, and all of the exhibits. Defendant's exhibits 8a (interview evaluation worksheets) and 10a (letter of rejection to Holmes) revealed the defendant's reasons for not selecting the plaintiff. Although part of the reason is claimed to be subjective, 2 this court, in Page v. Bolger, supra, held that”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Holmes v. Bevilacqua“case of employment discrimination under Title VII. However, the Supreme Court held that the establishment of the prima facie case no longer was in issue because the defendant”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Holmes v. Bevilacqua
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