D.C. Circuit· 7/28/1995
Coramae Ella Gary v. James Edward Long
Citations
- 59 F.3d 1391
- 313 U.S. App. D.C. 403
- 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 19976
- 66 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 43,660
- 68 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 581
- 1995 WL 443795
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- recognizing that the employer is “alone liable for the violation of Title VII” arising from harassment by a supervisor
- holding that although supervisory employees may be named as parties in Title VII claims, they may not be held personally liable for violations of Title VII
- holding that Title VII only allows for relief against the employer, and not against an employee in his individual capacity whose conduct formed the basis of the claim
- holding that “the obvious purpose” of an analogous “agent provision [in Title VII] was to incorporate respondeat superior liability into the statute” (internal quotation omitted)
- holding that a federal employee's claim against an individual defendant \essentially merges with [his] claim against [the agency]\ because an individual \cannot be held liable in his personal capacity\
- holding that a federal employee’s claim against an individual defendant “essentially merges with [his] claim against [the agency]” because an individual “cannot be held liable in his personal capacity”
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Judges: Buckley, Williams, Sentelle
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260 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Faragher v. City of Boca RatonSupreme Court· 1998-06-26· cited 6,226×
- Burlington Industries, Inc. v. EllerthSupreme Court· 1998-06-26· cited 4,775×
- Barbara R. Sheridan v. E.I. Dupont De Nemours and Company, Jacques AmblardThird Circuit· 1996-11-14· cited 636×
- Unnamed caseThird Circuit· 1997-07-14· cited 525×
- Torres v. PisanoSecond Circuit· 1997-06-03· cited 283×
- Haynes v. WilliamsTenth Circuit· 1996-07-12· cited 270×
- Perodeau v. City of HartfordSupreme Court of Connecticut· 2002-03-26· cited 184×
- Genaro. v. Central Transport, Inc.Ohio Supreme Court· 1999-01-13· cited 155×
- Murray, Lucy v. Gilmore, DavidD.C. Circuit· 2005-05-06· cited 150×
- Wallace v. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & FlomDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1998-07-30· cited 131×
- LaRoche v. Denny's, Inc.S.D. Florida· 1999-07-26· cited 130×
- Hoy v. AngeloneSuperior Court of Pennsylvania· 1997-03-12· cited 125×
- Curry v. District of ColumbiaD.C. Circuit· 1999-11-09· cited 102×
- Fiol v. DoellstedtCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1996-11-19· cited 101×
- Cruz-Packer v. District of ColumbiaDistrict of Columbia· 2008-03-20· cited 99×
- Harrison v. Eddy Potash, Inc.Tenth Circuit· 1997-05-08· cited 94×
- Daka, Inc. v. BreinerDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1998-04-30· cited 89×
- Yesudian Ex Rel. United States v. Howard UniversityD.C. Circuit· 2001-11-13· cited 83×
- Doe v. ForrestSupreme Court of Vermont· 2004-05-07· cited 79×
- Zsigo v. Hurley Medical CenterMichigan Supreme Court· 2006-06-14· cited 78×
Cites
15 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio CorporationSupreme Court· 1986-03-26· cited 58,760×
- Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc.Supreme Court· 1993-11-09· cited 8,430×
- Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. VinsonSupreme Court· 1986-06-19· cited 5,248×
- Busby v. City of OrlandoEleventh Circuit· 1991-05-17· cited 806×
- Phyllis Miller v. Maxwell's International Inc., Dba Maxwell's Plum, Debtor in Possession Carlo Galazzo, Gen. Mgt., Dino La Rosa Don Bohn Don SchupakNinth Circuit· 1993-04-19· cited 636×
- Marguerite Hicks v. The Gates Rubber CompanyTenth Circuit· 1987-11-25· cited 483×
- Pamela Kotcher and Barbara Davis, Pamela Kotcher v. Rosa and Sullivan Appliance Center, Inc., and Herbert TrageserSecond Circuit· 1992-02-24· cited 353×
- Sauers v. Salt Lake CountyTenth Circuit· 1993-08-09· cited 319×
- Lucille R. Kauffman v. Allied Signal, Inc., Autolite DivisionSixth Circuit· 1992-07-22· cited 205×
- Paulette L. Barnes v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyD.C. Circuit· 1977-07-27· cited 179×
- Evelyn M. Highlander v. K.F.C. National Management Co., D/B/A Zantigo Heublin Corporation Zantigo Mexican RestaurantSixth Circuit· 1986-11-18· cited 129×
- Katherine M. CHAMBERLIN, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. 101 REALTY, INC., Et Al., Defendants, AppellantsFirst Circuit· 1990-11-01· cited 126×
- Trude S. Bouton v. Bmw of North America, Inc., Trude Bouton, in No. 93-5296. Bmw of North America, in No. 93-5316Third Circuit· 1994-08-03· cited 125×
- Terri L. NICHOLS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Anthony M. FRANK, Postmaster General; U.S. Postal Service, Defendants-AppellantsNinth Circuit· 1994-12-13· cited 114×
- Edmondson & Gallagher v. Alban Towers Tenants Ass'nD.C. Circuit· 1995-03-10· cited 90×
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