Legal Opinion
Belcher v. Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 5, 1978No. 77-1087PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DONALD RUSSELL, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs/appellees, a group of past and present employees of the defendant/appellant, have filed a discrimination action, both in their individual capacities and as class representatives, charging, in separate causes of action, both sex and racial discrimination. The allegations of dis*906crimination in both counts are stated in exactly the same “boiler-plate,” standardized language, without any specification whatsoever of the individual claims of discrimination by any of the plaintiffs.1 Without a hearing and acting entirely on the allegations of the…
2Cases cited19 opinions
- Hickman v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Daniel J. McDougall Jr. v. Kenneth R. DunnCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1972
- Montana Co. v. St. Louis Mining & Milling Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1894
- Paul Martin and Verla Martin v. Reynolds Metals CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by31 opinions
- New York State Ass'n for Retarded Children, Inc. v. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
- International Woodworkers Of America, Afl-Cio, Clc v. Chesapeake Bay Plywood CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Vanguard Justice Society, Inc. v. HughesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1979
- 28 Fair empl.prac.cas. 130, 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,478 Ollie T. Hill, John W. Ward, Charles R. Merriwether, Jr., Edward H. Minatee, Minnie Marble, Mary E. Carter, Individually and on Behalf of All Other Persons Similarly Situated v. Western Electric Company, Inc., Equal Employment Advisory Council, Amicus CuriaeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1982
- New York State Association For Retarded Children, Inc. v. CareyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1983
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