Jane Kieffer v. Sears, Roebuck & Company

CONTIE, Senior Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Jane Kieffer appeals from the judgment of the district court adopting the report and recommendation of a special master and granting summary judgment for defendant Sears, Roebuck & Company in this employment discrimination case brought under Title YII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Appellant argues, inter alia, that the district court erred in adopting the special master’s report and recommendation without holding a hearing. For the following reasons, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand for a hearing.

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