Legal Opinion
Irene (Salazar) Comacho v. Colorado Electronic Technical College, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 25, 1979No. 77-1144PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
Irene Comacho brought this Title VII action against the Colorado Electronic Technical College, and prevailed. The school has appealed only the amount of the back pay award and the attorney fees.
These two factors are, of course, left to the discretion of the trial court under 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(g) and (k), and the appellate court will not disturb the awards by the trial court short of an abuse of discretion. Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody, 422 U.S. 405, 95 S.Ct. 2362, 45 L.Ed.2d 280; Taylor v. Safeway Stores, Inc., 524 F.2d 263 (10th Cir.). Thus the issues are narrow and the scope of our review…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Samuel TAYLOR, and the Class He Represents, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SAFEWAY STORES, INCORPORATED, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1975
- Pearson v. Western Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Sprogis v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1975
- Nazario BARELA, Plaintiff-Appellee (Cross-Appellant), v. UNITED NUCLEAR CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant (Cross-Appellee)Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Caldo Mares and Sally Mares, His Wife v. Credit Bureau of Raton, and Janet Yarbrough, Individually, and in Her Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1986
- United States v. Lee Way Motor Freight, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1979
- Willie HIGGINS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. STATE OF OKLAHOMA Ex Rel. OKLAHOMA EMPLOYMENT SECURITY COMMISSION, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1981
- Trudy UNGER, Plaintiff-Appellee, Counter-Appellant, v. CONSOLIDATED FOODS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellant, Counter-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Ruby EDWARDS, Appellant, v. SCHOOL BOARD OF the CITY OF NORTON, VIRGINIA, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
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