Legal Opinion
Providencia Ball v. Abbott Advertising, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1988No. 87-5353PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Per curiam
We are invited here to decide whether, in light of North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Crest Street Community Council, Inc., 479 U.S. 6, 107 S.Ct. 336, 93 L.Ed.2d 188 (1986), and New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. Carey, 447 U.S. 54, 100 S.Ct. 2024, 64 L.Ed.2d 723 (1980), a plaintiff in a federal action brought under Title YII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 may recover attorney fees incurred in the successful prosecution of a sex discrimination claim before a state agency. We must decline the invitation to decide that question, having concluded that the plaintiff’s federal action is…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. CareySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Crest Street Community Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Herm v. StaffordCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
- Alfred St. Louis v. Alverno CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Alexander Leon Banks v. Rockwell International North American Aircraft OperationsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1988
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3Cited by35 opinions
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- Cynthia A. Ebbert v. Daimlerchrysler CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
- Roberta Santini, M.D. v. Cleveland Clinic FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
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