Legal Opinion

Greenlees v. Eidenmuller Enterprises, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided September 19, 1994No. 93-07690PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRY E. SMITH, Circuit Judge. *

Catherine Greenlees appeals the district court’s dismissal of her claim for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Because the district court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over an employment agency that is sued in its capacity as an employer when the agency has fewer than fifteen employees, we affirm.

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Eidenmuller Enterprises (Eidenmuller) is a franchisee of Express Services, Inc. (Express), an Oklahoma-based employment placement company. Pursuant to the franchise agreement, Eidenmuller is paid a commission fee by Egress to screen and place temporary workers…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. General Electric Co. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Arabian American Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Joannie Allen Dumas v. Town of Mount Vernon, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. 10 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1092, 9 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,203 Mary Vick, Cross-Appellee v. Texas Employment Commission, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  5. Frances Childs v. Local 18, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and International Brotherhood of Electrical WorkersCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. David L. Morrison v. Amway Corporation, N.K.A. Alticor, Inc., a Michigan Corporation, Magic Carpet Aviation, a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
  2. Norma J. Nesbit v. Gears Unlimited, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2003
  3. Celia Da Silva v. Kinsho International Corporation and Haruo MaruyamaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2000
  4. Cuddyer v. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
  5. Kern v. City of RochesterCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1996

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