Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. City of Columbus
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 30, 1982No. 81-4122PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
Dorothy Wheeler, on her own behalf and on behalf of a class, brought this Title VII sex discrimination action1 against the City of Columbus, Mississippi.2 The district court, after making findings of fact and conclusions of law, held for the City. Wheeler appeals the district court’s decisions as to her personal claim and that of the class. We vacate and remand to the district court for supplemental findings of fact and conclusions of law. The class and individual claims are discussed separately below, after a brief review of the factual setting.
In January 1979, the City…
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3Cited by36 opinions
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