Penelope BRACE on behalf of herself and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Appellant,
v.
Joseph O'NEILL, Hillel S. Levinson, Foster B. Roser, Frank Rizzo, and City of Philadelphia, Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
Argued September 8, 1977.
Decided November 10, 1977.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
Kathleen Willert Peratis, Susan Deller Ross, Jill Laurie Goodman, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City, Helen T. M. McCaffrey, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellant.
Sheldon L. Albert, City Sol., Stephen Arinson, Chief Deputy City Sol., Mark Jurikson, Asst. City Sol., Philadelphia, Pa., for appellees.
J. Stanley Pottinger, Asst. Atty. Gen., David W. Marston, U. S. Atty., William B. Fenton, Richard S. Ugelow, Sarah T. Cameron, Attys., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for the United States as amicus curiae.
Susan Cary Nicholas, Alice M. Price, Women's Law Project, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief; Sandra Swenson, Geraldine F. Prusko, Philadelphia, Pa., for the amicus curiae Philadelphia Chapter of the National Organization for Women, et al.
Before ALDISERT, ROSENN and GARTH, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
Penelope Brace, a member of the Philadelphia Police Department, instituted this action on behalf of herself and other female police officers, alleging sex discrimination in the employment practices of the Department.1 She contended that one facet of the allegedly discriminatory practices was illegal retaliation taken against her by the Department because she opposed the defendants' practices...
Let's get started
Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting Sign on now to see your case. Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.
Updated daily.
Uncompromising quality.
Complete, Accurate, Current.
Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full
text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.
Cited Cases
No Cases Found
Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the
full text of the citing case.
