Legal Opinion
Harriss v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.
District Court, N.D. California
Decided January 24, 1977No. Nos. C-74-1884, C-72-0838, C-76-0512, C-74-1270, C-76-0079, C-74-2558 and C-74-0224 WWSPublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDERS DETERMINING WHETHER ACTIONS MAY BE MAINTAINED AS CLASS ACTIONS
SCHWARZER, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
Motions are pending before the Court in seven different actions brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.) for class action determinations under Rule 23(c)(1), Fed.R. Civ.P.1 All of the motions raised common issues involving the application of Rule 23 to Title VII litigation. For that reason, judicial economy warrants consolidated treatment. We therefore begin with a discussion of the general principles governing the maintainability of…
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