Legal Opinion
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DRESSER INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 22, 1982No. 80-9053PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAY, Circuit Judge:
The tortoise-like speed with which the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission [EEOC] handled the enforcement action of this Title VII case has cost it the race. The EEOC filed a complaint against Dresser Industries, Inc., on November 8, 1979, alleging discrimination against females in its hiring practices at its Anniston, Alabama, facility. 1 Unfortunately for the Commission, more than five years elapsed from the dates of the alleged violations and the filing of its complaint. The District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, applying the doctrine of laches, found…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Gulf Oil Co. v. BernardSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by60 opinions
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- Becky Wallace, Annette Neil v. Dunn Construction Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
- Nicu J. Rozen, M.D. v. District of Columbia, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- Herman v. South Carolina National BankCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
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