Legal Opinion
Rodriguez v. East Texas Motor Freight
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1974No. 73-2801PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
In this employment discrimination case the plaintiffs-appellants attack two ubiquitous practices in the trucking industry: (1) the trucking companies’ requirement that “city drivers” resign from their city driver jobs before applying for the more lucrative and sought-after “road” or “line driver” * positions, and (2) the companies’ rule preventing city drivers from carrying their seniority to road driver jobs. The plaintiffs, Mexiean-Ameriean city drivers for East Texas Motor Freight (ETMF), brought this action below as a class action, contending that these facially…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Trbovich v. United Mine WorkersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Dorothy P. Robinson v. Lorillard Corporation (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
33 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by111 opinions
- 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
- Southwest Airlines Company v. Texas International Airlines, Inc. v. Texas Aeronautics Commission, Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum Industries, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Jones v. DiamondCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Gore v. TurnerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
106 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.