Legal Opinion
Daryl Ford VALENZUELA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KRAFT, INC., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 31, 1984No. 83-6052PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge:
In this appeal, we must resolve whether federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over suits brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e — 2000e-17 (1976, Supp. II 1978 & Supp. IV 1980). No federal circuit courts have decided the issue. The state courts and federal district courts that have considered the question have reached conflicting decisions. 1 We hold that the federal courts possess exclusive jurisdiction over Title VII actions.
DISCUSSION
Daryl Valenzuela filed a Title VII sex-discrimination action against Kraft, Inc., in a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Lehman v. NakshianSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Charles Dowd Box Co. v. CourtneySupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Gulf Offshore Co. v. Mobil Oil Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Lambert Run Coal Co. v. Baltimore & Ohio RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
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3Cited by46 opinions
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- The Clorox Company v. The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Carol Stower, Real PartyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Colleen Donnelly, Cross-Appellant v. Yellow Freight System, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Kelly B. ZANDERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Daryl Ford Valenzuela v. Kraft, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
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