Legal Opinion
31 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1578, 31 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,571 Frank L. Eastland, Individually v. Tennessee Valley Authority
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 12, 1983No. 82-7008PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Chief Judge:
Plaintiffs brought this action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e et seq., alleging that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) engaged in racially discriminatory employment practices. The original complaint was filed in 1973 by Frank L. Eastland. The district court granted summary judgment against all but two of the plaintiffs. On appeal the Fifth Circuit reversed in part, affirmed in part and remanded the case for further proceedings. The history of these earlier proceedings is set forth in Eastland v. Tennessee Valley Authority, 398…
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