Legal Opinion

Wurlitzer Co. v. United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

District Court, N.D. Mississippi

Decided July 30, 1970No. WC 7016PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

*423MEMORANDUM OPINION

KEADY, Chief Judge.

Petitioner Wurlitzer filed this petition to set aside respondent Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s demand for evidence pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-9(c).1 *The petition raises important questions regarding the extent to which discovery should be allowable in proceedings that challenge administrative subpoenas.

This litigation was first set in motion on April 1, 1969, when Mrs. Marlean Isom, a former Wurlitzer employee, filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) a charge2 of employment discrimination because of race. On February…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. PowellSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  3. Robert G. Venn v. United States of America and Denis J. Jaster, Special Agent, Internal Revenue ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  4. United States of America and William W. Ankrom, Special Agent, Internal Revenue Service v. John A. Howard, President, Langley-Howard, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1966
  5. H. Mitchell Dunn, Jr. v. A. C. Ross, District Director of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. H. Kessler & Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 1971
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  4. Torres-Lugo v. BP Exploration & Production, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2022
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