Legal Opinion
Willis Anderson LYGHT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FORD MOTOR COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1981No. 79-1234PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIVELY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from dismissal of an action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. The district court held that the action was barred by reason of an earlier settlement effected by the Michigan Civil Rights Commission (MCRC). Lyght v. Ford Motor Co., 458 F.Supp. 137 (E.D.Mich.1978).
Willis Lyght has worked continuously for Ford since 1964. On January 19, 1973 he filed a complaint with the MCRC in which he charged that he had been denied a promotion on the basis of race. The facts of the alleged violation were stated as follows in his…
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- Amanda Cooper v. Philip Morris, Inc., Tobacco Workers International Union Local No. 16Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- United States v. Allegheny-Ludlum Industries, Inc.District Court, N.D. Alabama · 1974
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Jeanne HARRINGTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VANDALIA-BUTLER BOARD OF EDUCATION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
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