· 4/17/1980
Murrell Toby Hockenbury, III v. Dewey Sowders, Superintendent, Kentucky State Penitentiary, Respondent
Citations
- 620 F.2d 111
- 1980 U.S. App. LEXIS 18556
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- holding that a union member failed to state a claim for racial discrimination by the union when he “failed to produce a scintilla of evidence that grievances of similarly situated white employees were treated differently.”
- state court found to have relied on procedural ground despite “cursory” review of merits
- remanding because record insufficient to decide whether there was cause
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Judges: Weick, Merritt, Kennedy
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