Legal Opinion

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Delta Air Lines, Inc.

District Court, S.D. Texas

Decided November 8, 1977No. Civ. A. No. 74-H-918 Consolidated with Civ. A. No. 75-H-619PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER:

STERLING, District Judge.

This action was originally brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Delta Air Lines, Inc. (Delta) under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 seeking injunctive relief in favor of Delta’s flight attendants. The EEOC alleges that Delta’s utilization of maximum weight limitations as to these employees is sexually discriminatory. This court denied the EEOC’s motion for preliminary injunction and its subsequent application for voluntary dismissal of this action. Thereafter, this case was consolidated with an alleged…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. General Electric Co. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Alan Willingham v. MacOn Telegraph Publishing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  3. Harriss v. Pan American World Airways, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1977
  4. Karen Condit and Mary E. Oravec v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1977
  5. In Re Delta Airlines, Inc. Flight Attendant Weight Standards LitigationUnited States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation · 1976

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Catherine M. BURWELL Et Al., Appellees, v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
  2. Burwell v. Eastern Air Lines, Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1978
  3. 23 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1824, 24 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,211 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Delta Airlines, IncCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. Catherine M. BURWELL Et Al., Appellees, v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980
  5. Catherine M. BURWELL Et Al., Appellees, v. EASTERN AIR LINES, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1980

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