Legal Opinion
Ray Johnson v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company, Charles W. Walker v. Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided March 24, 1969No. 12154, 12155PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRAVEN, Circuit Judge:
Whether an actual attempt by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to eliminate an unlawful employment practice is a jurisdictional prerequisite to a suit by an individual plaintiff1 under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e) is the question presented by these appeals. We think not and reverse the orders of the district judge granting the defendants’ motions to dismiss.
Ray Johnson, on January 14, 1966, filed a charge of employment discrimination with the Commission against Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company. The Commission’s…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Gussie MICKEL, Appellant, v. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE EMPLOYMENT SERVICE and/or Exide Battery Service, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Hall v. Werthan Bag CorporationDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 1966
- Emmett J. STEBBINS, Appellant, v. NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1967
- Mondy v. Crown Zellerbach CorporationDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- Quarles v. Philip Morris, IncorporatedDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1967
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3Cited by101 opinions
- Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Saul MacKlin v. Spector Freight Systems, Inc. Saul MacKlin v. Drivers, Chauffeurs and Helpers, Local Union No. 639Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1973
- Rush Pettway and Peter J. Wrenn v. American Cast Iron Pipe CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- James P. Miller v. International Paper CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Appellant, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
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