· 1/4/1983
Alonzo Jones v. Ronald Reagan
Citations
- 696 F.2d 551
- 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 27871
- 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 33,263
How courts have described this case
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- seventh circuit restates traditional tort rule that \punitive damages will not be awarded unless the plaintiff is awarded some compensatory damages\
- damages are not an appropriate method of enforcing constitutional rights allegedly violated by racially biased transfers of reserve military personnel
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Judges: Bauer, Posner, Wisdom
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