Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Frakes v. United States

435 U.S. 911

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1978-03-06
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • “[i]n actions pursuant to § 216(b) individuals are limited to seeking legal remedies and are precluded from obtaining injunctive relief”
  • “[Ijndividuals are limited to seeking legal remedies and are precluded from obtaining injunctive relief.”
  • no right to jury in ADEA cases

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C. A. 6th Cir. Motion of petitioner for leave to proceed in forma pauperis and certiorari granted. Judgment vacated and case remanded to the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky with instructions to grant the Government’s motion to dismiss the indictment.

The Chief Justice, Mr. Justice White, and Mr. Justice Rehnquist dissent.