Legal Opinion

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Alton Packaging Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided May 18, 1990No. 89-3484PublishedCited by 146 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) challenges the district court’s “dismissal” 1 of its claims of unlawful employment practices brought under § 703(a) and § 709(c) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 2000e-2(a) and 2000e-8(c); 29 CFR § 1602.14.

I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellee Alton Packaging Corp. (“Alton”) manufactures paper cores and tubes for the paper mill industry in Jacksonville, Florida. Otis Felton, a 42-year-old high school graduate, began working for Alton in 1974, after holding positions elsewhere in the paper industry. While at Alton, Felton…

2Cases cited14 opinions

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  3. Price Waterhouse v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  4. Cox v. American Cast Iron Pipe Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  5. Mary J. MILES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. M.N.C. CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by146 opinions

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