Legal Opinion
Rowe v. General Motors Corp.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided April 4, 1984No. Civ. No. 10391PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
ORINDA D. EVANS, District Judge.
This case is before the court on the issue whether backpay is generally available to class members who first sought monetary relief in 1981,1 over eight years after the court entered a consent injunctive decree in favor of the Plaintiff class. The court considers this issue in conjunction with the question whether General Motors should be held in contempt for failure to comply with the injunctive decree.
By order of April 30, 1982, the court held that the Plaintiffs’ backpay claims are not barred by the applicable statute of limitations, by laches, or by…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. United Mine Workers of AmericaSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Jake ROWE Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
- Rush PETTWAY Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Rush PETTWAY, Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY, a Corporation, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Rowe v. General Motors Corp.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1984
- Rowe v. General Motors Corp.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1984