Legal Opinion
Harris v. Plastics Manufacturing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1980No. 79-3157PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellants filed this action under Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 against their employer, Plastics Manufacturing Company (Plastics), seeking relief as individuals and as representatives of other past, present and potential black employees of Plastics. Appellant Harris’s individual complaint was that he was more severely punished for fighting than were white employees. Appellant Culberson’s individual complaint was that he was more severely punished for clocking out early than were white employees. Appellants further alleged that the departmental seniority system at Plastics prevented blacks…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- 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
- Jerry Wayne Davis v. Hill Engineering, Inc. And Williams-Mcwilliams Co., Inc., DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRST ALABAMA BANK OF MONTGOMERY, N.A., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by43 opinions
- 29 Fair empl.prac.cas. 442, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,851, 10 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1410 Curtis Jackson, W. C. McClendon Lige Scretchen, Nathaniel Cooper and W. E. Parker, Cross-Appellants v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and Canada, Cross-Appellee. Curtis Jackson, W. C. McClendon Lige Scretchen v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Co., Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and CanadaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Pan-Islamic Trade Corporation v. Exxon CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- United States v. BlascoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Robert Lee Wilson v. Irvin T. Taylor, as Acting Chairman and Examiner, Civil Service BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- American Key Corporation, and Ron Deweese v. Cole National Corporation, and Sears, Roebuck and Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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