Legal Opinion
James L. JEFFERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PEERLESS PUMPS HYDRODYNAMIC, DIVISION OF FMC CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 15, 1972No. 25352PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
James L. Jefferson appeals a district court order dismissing with prejudice his complaint charging his employer, Peerless Pumps Hydrodynamic Division of the FMC Corporation (Peerless), with job discrimination in violation of the equal employment provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. We reverse and remand.
Jefferson, a Negro, had been employed by Peerless since February, 1967. On February 26, 1968, he sent a letter to the Los Angeles office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the EEOC) alleging that Peerless had prevented him from…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Ray Johnson v. Seaboard Air Line Railroad Company, Charles W. Walker v. Pilot Freight Carriers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1969
- Mary F. Cunningham v. Litton Industries, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Appellant, v. UNION BANK, a Corporation, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Glus v. G. C. Murphy Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- Walker v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2001
- John Sims v. Trus Joist MacMillanCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1994
- Forehand v. Florida State HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Co., Chestnut Run & Affiliated FacilitiesDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1974
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