Legal Opinion
Ross v. Buckeye Cellulose Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 4, 1993No. Nos. 89-8378, 89-8703, 89-8722, 90-8470 and 91-8641PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
I. FACTS
Appellants in this action are all black, present or former employees of appellee Buckeye Cellulose Corporation (“Buckeye”).1 Buckeye is an Ohio corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Procter & Gamble Paper Products Company. Buckeye owns several plants in various states around the country, including one in Macon County, Georgia, near Oglethorpe, known as the “Flint River Plant.” For a description of the Flint River Plant’s organization and operations, see Ross v. Buckeye Cellulose Corp., 733 F.Supp. 344, 347-48 (M.D.Ga.1989) (“Buckeye I”).
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