Legal Opinion
James L. SANDERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SHELL OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1982No. 81-3125PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Between 1970 and 1973, ten plaintiffs filed eight suits against appellee Shell Oil Company, alleging that Shell had discriminated against them in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U.S.C. § 1981. The district judge below eventually consolidated the eight suits and certified them as a class action. The consolidated actions concluded with the entry of a consent decree on July 27, 1976.
The consent decree obligated Shell to perform several specific agreements. For example, Shell agreed to begin on-campus…
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- Jessee E. Swanner v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Rodgers v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1976
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