Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Troy State University, the State of Alabama, and Its Board of Trustees of Troy State University
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 20, 1982No. 81-7751PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of a sex-based wage discrimination suit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a representative capacity on the ground that EEOC failed to comply with discovery orders. We reverse the dismissal and remand for a trial on the merits because it appears from the record that EEOC’s noncompliance stemmed from confusion and a misunderstanding of the court’s order, not from bad faith or callous disregard of the order. Further, noncompliance did not substantially prejudice the employer. An equally…
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3Cited by37 opinions
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