Legal Opinion
Richards v. Griffith Rubber Mills
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided May 5, 1969No. Civ. 68-287PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SOLOMON, Chief Judge:
Diana Richards claims her employer, Griffith Rubber Mills, discriminated against her because of her sex, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a). She exhausted her administrative remedies, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-4, and filed this action, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e) and (f).
Miss Richards began working for Griffith in January, 1965. On March 27, 1967, while employed as a stock cutter, she applied for one of two openings as a “Press Operator B.” The jobs were given to two men who had less seniority. Griffith explained its action by referring to the union contract,…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gibbons v. OgdenSupreme Court of the United States · 1824
- Muller v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Mrs. Lorena W. Weeks v. Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company, Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company v. Mrs. Lorena W. WeeksCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Rosenfeld v. Southern Pacific CompanyDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1968
1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by56 opinions
- Larry Nadeau v. Raymond A. Helgemoe, Warden, New Hampshire State PrisonCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
- Sail'er Inn, Inc. v. KirbyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
- Gagne v. MaherCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1979
- North Carolina Department of Transportation v. Crest Street Community Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Robert Kenneth Dewey v. Reynolds Metals CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
51 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.