Legal Opinion
Dennis FISHER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. PROCTER & GAMBLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1980No. 77-2204, 77-2205 and 77-2474PublishedCited by 105 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:
In this Title VII class action, 1 brought on behalf of black employees at the Dallas plant of the Procter & Gamble Manufacturing Company (Company), we review a district court order finding discrimination in promotion practices, hiring, and job assignments. The order was entered prior to recent Supreme Court pronouncements directly bearing on the issues raised. While certain conclusions of the district court are inconsistent with present case law, we find other legally sufficient grounds to support its judgment in all but one respect. Accordingly, we affirm in part and…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by105 opinions
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- Thompson v. SawyerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Turlington v. Atlanta Gas Light Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
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