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Second Circuit· 1/4/1978

Ellentuck v. Klein

Citations

  • 570 F.2d 414
  • 1978 U.S. App. LEXIS 13191

How courts have described this case

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  • recognizing that it is reversible error when a court considers material outside the pleading on a Rule 12(b)(6) motion and yet fails to convert it into a motion for summary judgment
  • holding a union has an affirmative obligation to oppose employment discrimination against its members under 42 U.S.C. § 1981
  • “[I]t is clear that Section 1981 extends to private conduct as well as state action . . . .”

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Judges: Feinberg, Lumbard, Moore

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