# Patsy Carolyn POE, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Donnie HAYDON, Et Al., Defendants-Appellants

> Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · July 28, 1988 · 853 F.2d 418

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9478004

## Case

- **Full name:** 52 Fair empl.prac.cas. 80, 47 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 38,219 Patsy Carolyn Poe v. Donnie Haydon
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
- **Decided:** July 28, 1988
- **Citations:** 853 F.2d 418; 52 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 80; 47 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 38,219; 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 10098; 1988 WL 77016
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Concurrence by Jones
- **Judges:** Lively, Jones, Boggs
- **Cited by:** 370 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

## Citator (automated)

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## How later opinions describe it (automated extraction)

- explaining that caselaw and Supreme Court precedent established that sexual harassment by government employers violated the Equal Protection Clause
- stating that when genuine issues of material fact exist as to whether the officer committed acts that would violate a clearly established right, then summary judgment is improper
- explaining that “[t]here can be little doubt that, before December 1984, a female public employee had a constitutional right to be treated on the same basis as a male employee.”
- holding that liability could not attach because “she has merely claimed that the appellants were aware of alleged harassment, but did not take appropriate action”

## Opinion text

NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge,
concurring.
Because I find the majority opinion engages in more analysis than necessary to resolve this matter, I concur in the result only.

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