Legal Opinion
The Cleveland Newspaper Guild, Local 1 v. The Plain Dealer Publishing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 11, 1988No. 86-3140PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This appeal involves the applicability of the doctrine of laches to bar a Title VII employment discrimination claim. 42 U.S. C. § 2000e-2. Specifically, we are asked to decide whether a claimant who awaits the outcome of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC) administrative proceedings for a period of ten years before filing suit has caused inexcusable delay sufficient to justify the application of the doctrine of laches. The district court found the delay to have been inexcusable and, since it also found that the delay resulted in prejudice, it…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Precision Instrument Manufacturing Co. v. Automotive Maintenance MacHinery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Gulf Oil Co. v. BernardSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Costello v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Raley v. Board of St. Mary's County CommissionersDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1990
- Clay Fryman v. Federal Crop Insurance CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Warren GARRETT, Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Appellee; Warren GARRETT, Appellee, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1988
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