Question

One of the most important Title VII civil rights cases is McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973).  This case basically established what the burden of proof must be in order for someone to prove discrimination. Like most lawsuits, this case started out with a disgruntled employee, Percy Green. Mr. Green claimed that his employer, McDonnel-Douglas, had discriminated against him based on his race. This assignment will take you through the long legal history of this case. Don’t worry about mastering the details of the case. Our main goal here is to see how a civil rights case goes through the courts and to identify the courts that heard the case as it wound through the system. First, Mr. Green sued McDonnell-Douglas because he got fired and they refused to re-hire him. He claimed racial discrimination. You will find this case by doing an on-line search using the case citation where that original lawsuit was reported: Green v. McDonell-Douglas Corporation, 318 F. Supp. 846 (E.D. Mo. 1970).Just type that citation into your search engine and you should find a number or results reporting the case. Answer these questions: Who is the plaintiff in this case? Who is the defendant? What Volume Number is the case reported in? What page number? What year? Is the court's decision the result of a trial or an appeal? This case isn't long, so read through it. You'll see that among other things, the trial court found that McDonnell-Douglas did not discriminate against Green. Mr. Green wasn't happy with that decision, so he appealed it. Find this appeals case on-line using whatever search engine you desire: Green v. McDonnell Douglas Corporation, 463 F. 2nd 337 (8th Cir. 1970) and answer the following questions. Who is the Appellant? Who is the Appellee? What Volume Number is the case reported in? What page number? What year? Is the court's decision the result of a trial or an appeal? Did the court uphold the trial court's opinion, or reverse it? (While reading the whole case might be interesting, you can answer all these questions by looking at the first few paragraphs). McDonnell-Douglas wasn't happy with the appeals court ruling, and appealed it to the US Supreme Court. You can find this case reported at: McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973).  Answer these questions: Who is the Petitioner? Who is the Respondent? What Volume Number is the case reported in? What page number? What year?

Answer 1

1.
The plaintiff, in this case, was Mr. Percy Green.
The defendant was McDonnel Douglas Corp.
318 Volume of Federal Supplement, beginning on page no. 846, in the years of 1970.
The court decision is the result of a trial.

2.
The appellant, in this case, was Mr. Percy Green.
The appellee was McDonnel Douglas Corp.
463 volume of federal reporter 2nd edition beginning on page 337 in the year of 1970.
The court decision is the result of the appeal.
The court reverses the opinion of the trial court.

3.
The petitioner in the case was McDonnell-Douglas
The respondent was Mr. Green.
411 volume number, 792 pages, in the year of 1973.