Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Asplundh Tree Expert Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 7, 2003No. 02-12386, 02-13571PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HILL, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated appeals are from the dismissal of the action and the award of attorney’s fees against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgments of the district court.
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In 1993, Asplundh Tree Expert Company (“Asplundh”) contracted with the Gainesville Regional Utilities (the “GRU”) of Gainesville, Florida, to dig ditches and lay underground cable. The contract was to last three years, and was to expire on October 1996.
In November of 1995, Asplundh hired Robert Lewis as a laborer. Lewis was assigned to a three-person…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Hensley v. EckerhartSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Samuel Culpepper, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross v. Reynolds Metals Company, Defendant-Appellee-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Barnes v. DaltonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KLINGLER ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Appellee, v. RADIATOR SPECIALTY COMPANY, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Hibbing Taconite Co.District Court, D. Minnesota · 2009
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Timeless Investments, Inc.District Court, E.D. California · 2010
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Alia Corp.District Court, E.D. California · 2012
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