Legal Opinion
Carter v. South Central Bell
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 27, 1990No. 88-3777PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
Mary H. Carter, Tahnella Jackson, and Lemore Allen appeal a judgment of a United States Magistrate dismissing their claims of racial discrimination by their former employer, South Central Bell Telephone Company (SCB). Because they have not stated a claim under section 1981 of title forty-two, we AFFIRM the dismissal.
The appellants also have asked us to consider their claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. See 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17 (West 1981 & Supp. 1990). Carter and Jackson never pled Title VII at trial, and we refuse to consider that…
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