Legal Opinion
King v. Georgia Power Company
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided August 9, 1968No. Civ. A. 11723PublishedCited by 155 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS TO DISMISS AND STRIKE
SIDNEY O. SMITH, Jr., Chief Judge.
This is a class action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1343 wherein plaintiffs, employees of Georgia Power and members of Local 84, seek injunctive relief and damages under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq. The factual basis for plaintiffs claim of discrimination is allegedly as follows: (1) Plaintiffs are classified by Georgia Power out of the line of progression in all departments, restricting them to labor posts so as to limit their promotional opportunities. (2) Georgia Power…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- John Martin Oatis, David Johnson, Sr., and R. T. Young v. Crown Zellerbach CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Karen Renee Augustus, a Minor, by Charles A. Augustus, Her Father, and Next Friend v. The Board of Public Instruction of Escambia County, FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by155 opinions
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- Saul MacKlin v. Spector Freight Systems, Inc. Saul MacKlin v. Drivers, Chauffeurs and Helpers, Local Union No. 639Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Sylvester TIPLER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. E. I. duPONT deNEMOURS AND CO., Inc., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
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