Legal Opinion
Merriweather v. Hercules, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1980No. 79-1554PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GARZA, Circuit Judge:
In 1974, seventeen black employees of Hercules, Inc. sought a class action against the company under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In 1976, a consent decree was signed by the district court resolving the dispute between the class and the company. The consent decree included a provision, however, which allowed four individuals to submit their cases to a special master. A fifth employee who was not a named plaintiff was added to this group when he objected to the proposed consent decree. He later withdrew his objection when the parties agreed to allow him to…
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