Legal Opinion
John Martin Oatis, David Johnson, Sr., and R. T. Young v. Crown Zellerbach Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1968No. 25307_1PublishedCited by 427 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRIFFIN B. BELL, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the issue whether membership in a class action brought under § 706(e) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e-5(e), is restricted to individuals who have filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The District Court answered in the affirmative. Mondy v. Crown Zellerbach Corporation, E.D.La., 1967, 271 F.Supp. 258, 264-266. Being of the view that the class was unduly restricted, we reverse.
The suit giving rise to this issue was instituted on March 1, 1967 by four Negro employees (Hill, Oatis, Johnson and…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Hall v. Werthan Bag CorporationDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1966
- Bowe v. Colgate-Palmolive CompanyDistrict Court, S.D. Indiana · 1967
- Charles Lance, Jr. v. Lucille Plummer, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Mondy v. Crown Zellerbach CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
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3Cited by427 opinions
- Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- 9 Fair empl.prac.cas. 211, 9 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 9931 Sandra Wetzel and Mari Ross, on Behalf of Themselves and All Others Similarly Situated, Equal Opportunity Commission as Amicus Curiae v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1975
- 12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 451, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,741 John Senter, Cross-Appellee v. General Motors Corporation, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
- Richard JOHNSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Jim E. Chandler v. James CrosbyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2004
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