Legal Opinion
Legal Aid Society v. Brennan
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1979No. Nos. 74-2954, 74-3013 to 74-3015, 74-3234, 74-3250, 74-3317 and 74-3391PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Chief Judge:
As a condition of doing business with the federal government, larger federal contractors are required to develop “written affirmative action compliance programs” designed to further equal employment opportunity. The contents of these programs are specified by regulation. 41 C.F.R. §§ 60-1.-40, 60-2.10 to 13.
Several Black residents of Alameda County, California and organizations representing them, brought this suit against responsible federal officials, alleging they had failed to discharge their duty to ensure the maintenance by food processing contractors of adequate…
2Cases cited60 opinions
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- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by13 opinions
- 21 Fair empl.prac.cas. 605, 21 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,443 Legal Aid Society of Alameda County Stephen E. Ronfeldt Linda Castillo Delores Luster John Stafford Isadore Payne Western Regional Job Council v. Peter J. Brennan, Secretary of the United States Department of Labor Philip Davis, Acting Director of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Earl L. Butz, Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture William Gladden, Chief, Contract Compliance Division, Office of Equal Opportunity, United States Department of Agriculture, Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, on Behalf of Its Affected Members, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants. Legal Aid Society of Alameda County v. Ncc Food Corporation, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant. Legal Aid Society of Alameda County v. Del Monte Corporation, Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants. Legal Aid Society of Alameda County v. Cpc International, Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant. Legal Aid Society of Alameda County v. Carnation Company, H. J. Heinz Company, Sunshine Biscuits, Inc., Bell Brand Foods, Inc., Defendants-Intervenors-Appellants. Legal Aid Society of Alameda County v. Granny Goose Foods, Inc., Defendant-Intervenor-Appellant. Legal Aid Society of Alameda County v. Golden Grain MacAroni Co., and Its Division, Ghirardelli Chocolate, Inc., Defendants-Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Guillermo A. Saavedra, Individually and Doing Business as Saagan Moving & Storage Company v. Raymond Donovan, Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Conservation Law Foundation of New England, Inc. v. ClarkDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1984
- 24 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1168, 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,457, 28 cont.cas.fed. (Cch) 81,027 Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, and Liberty Mutual Life Assurance Company of Boston v. Everett Friedman, Chief of the Insurance Compliance Staff, Social Security Administration F. Ray Marshall, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor Weldon J. Rougeau, Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs James Cardwell, Commissioner, Social Security AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- James G. Pattillo v. James R. SchlesingerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
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