Legal Opinion

Gilbert v. General Electric Company

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided September 25, 1972No. Civ. A. 142-72-RPublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM

MERHIGE, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, alleging that they are victims of sex discrimination employed by the defendant in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, seek relief as a class. The im mediate issues before the Court are premised on a motion by defendant employer for a change of venue, and one by plaintiffs seeking leave to add parties plaintiff to the complaint and to amend said complaint.

It is fairly obvious that the suggested addition of parties plaintiff and an amended complaint is for the primary purpose of overriding any adverse venue or…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Van Dusen v. BarrackSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Emmett J. Stebbins v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Emmett J. Stebbins v. Nationwide Mutual Iinsurance Company, Emmett J. Stebbins v. Keystone Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
  3. General Electric Credit Corp. v. James Talcott, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
  4. Securities and Exchange Commission v. WimerDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1948
  5. Stebbins v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969

3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Martha v. GILBERT Et Al., Appellees, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
  2. Jones v. United Gas Improvement Corp.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1975
  3. Prather v. Raymond Const. Co., Inc.District Court, N.D. Georgia · 1983
  4. Pan American World Airways, Inc. v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Cathy Ann Giles, Real Parties in Interest. McDonnell Douglas Corporation v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Geraldine L. Flanagan, Real Parties in Interest. United States of America v. United States District Court for the Central District of California, Geraldine L. Flanagan, Real Parties in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  5. Thompson v. Board of Education of Romeo Community SchoolsDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1976

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