The Cleveland Newspaper Guild, Local 1 v. The Plain Dealer Publishing Co.

Because I believe section 706(f)(1) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(l), and the policies it reflects preclude invocation of the equitable doctrine of laches where the charging party elects to await completion of the EEOC’s processing of the charge and issuance of a right-to-sue notice prior to filing suit, and because I believe *1158that a proper application of the doctrine of laches in the present case would not bar plaintiff’s claim, I must respectfully dissent.

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