Coles v. Marsh

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Chief Judge.

Petitioner is a plaintiff in the district court who brought suit on behalf of herself and others similarly situated against her employer, Blue Cross of Western Pennsylvania, alleging that it was guilty of discriminatory employment practices in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. The district judge, at defendant’s request, entered an order on December 17,1976 prohibiting certain communications between plaintiff or her attorney and certain third parties including potential members of the class and civil rights…