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FRANKLIN v. ORDER OF UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS

Civ. A. No. 82-0480-K.

590 F.Supp. 255 (1984)

Shirley FRANKLIN and Benjamin Franklin, Plaintiffs, v. The ORDER OF UNITED COMMERCIAL TRAVELERS OF AMERICA, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

July 25, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Elizabeth Rodgers, Joan Lenington, Kehoe, Doyle, Playter, Novick & Strimaitis, Marjorie Heins, Mass. Civil Liberties Union Foundation, Boston, Mass., for plaintiffs.

Philip Riley, Badger, Sullivan, Kelley & Cole, Boston, Mass., Herbert C. Hunt, Columbus, Ohio, for United Commercial Travelers, Joseph Moran and Local No. 466.

Opinion

KEETON, District Judge.

Plaintiffs have moved for partial summary judgment. The facts relevant to this motion are undisputed. Plaintiff Shirley Franklin, a black woman, is employed on the police force of the City of Lynn. Members of the force who so desire may apply to join the local lodge of the Order of United Commercial Travellers ("UCT"), a fraternal benefit society providing insurance to its members. Persons wishing membership in the society...

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