# Sandra Moteles v. University of Pennsylvania and Local 506, United Plant Guard Workers of America

> Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · April 25, 1984 · 730 F.2d 913

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9471978

## Case

- **Full name:** Sandra MOTELES, Appellee, v. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA and Local 506, United Plant Guard Workers of America, Appellants
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- **Decided:** April 25, 1984
- **Citations:** 730 F.2d 913; 33 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 34,221; 35 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1783; 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 23145
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** On rehearing
- **Judges:** Becker, Hunter, Weis, Dumbauld
- **Cited by:** 62 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- explaining that “a discharge from employment with all of its attendant difficulties is not irreparable injury”
- noting, in dicta, that “premature resort to the district court [for Title VII claims] should be discouraged as contrary to congressional intent”
- declining to accept “the rationale that any clear violation of one’s civil rights constitutes irreparable harm.”

## Opinion text

•SUR PETITION FOR REHEARING
Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, GIBBONS, HUNTER, WEIS, GARTH and BECKER,
Circuit Judges, * and DUMBAULD, District Judge. **
BY THE COURT.
The petition for rehearing filed by the appellee in the above entitled case having been submitted to the judges who participated in the decision of this court and to all the other available circuit judges of the circuit in regular active service, and no judge who concurred in the decision having asked for rehearing, and a majority of the circuit judges of the circuit in regular active service not having voted for rehearing by the court in banc, the petition for rehearing is denied.
Judges Aldisert, Adams, Higginbotham and SIoviter did not participate in the consideration of this matter.
The Honorable Edward Dumbauld, United States District Judge for the Western District of

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