Legal Opinion
Mary Juanita Sellers, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Delgado Community College and State of Louisiana, Defendants-Appellees/cross-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 18, 1988No. 86-3786, 87-3215PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Successful in her Title VII employment discrimination suit, plaintiff Mary Sellers appeals the magistrate’s damage award for a second time. In addition, Sellers appeals the magistrate’s order awarding her attorney’s fees at a lower rate then requested. Defendant Delgado Community College (Delgado) also appeals the orders by the magistrate awarding Sellers back pay and attorney’s fees. Because we perceive error in the magistrate’s determination of damages, we vacate the judgment and remand for a redetermination of damages. However, discerning no error in the magistrate’s…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Ford Motor Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- 15 Fair empl.prac.cas. 827, 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7842 Patrick James v. Stockham Valves and Fittings Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by82 opinions
- Doris Hill Shirley v. Chrysler First, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Weaver v. Casa Gallardo, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Donna Patterson Nicholas Brown, and Michael L. Adams v. P.H.P. Healthcare Corporation Mark KennedyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- Thomas E. West v. Nabors Drilling Usa, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Mary Juanita Sellers v. Delgado CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1990
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