Legal Opinion

Turner v. Texas Instruments, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided August 8, 1977No. 75-3829PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GEE, Circuit Judge:

In this appeal we confront a situation similar to that described in Zambuto v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co., 544 F.2d 1333 (5th Cir. 1977), in which a litigant faces procedural doom for his discrimination claim because of reliance on statements by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Finding ourselves bound by our decision in Zambuto, we reverse the trial court’s dismissal of appellant’s Title VII claim.

Appellant Harvey Turner is a black male who was employed by Texas Instruments’ (TI) Dallas plant for approximately three months in 1969. He was discharged on…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Harold FRANKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, Johnny Lee, Intervenor-Appellant, v. BOWMAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
  3. James P. Miller v. International Paper CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  4. Gloria ZAMBUTO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, a Foreign Corp., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. 19 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1682, 20 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,001 Wesley P. Bernard v. Gulf Oil CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
  2. Jacobs v. BD. OF REGENTS, ETC.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1979
  3. David L. KIRK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1978
  4. Strozier v. General Motors Corp.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1977
  5. Glenn N. HEFNER, Etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW ORLEANS PUBLIC SERVICE, INC., Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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