Legal Opinion
Etta B. SAUNDERS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. William Graham CLAYTOR, Jr., Secretary of the Navy, Et Al., Defendants-Appellants
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1980No. 79-4373PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID W. WILLIAMS, District Judge:
This case presents the following questions on appeal, (1) whether the district court’s award of a “cost of living inflation factor” adjustment in addition to a back pay award against the United States under Title VII is barred by the doctrine of Sovereign immunity; and (2) whether the district court erred in awarding attorneys’ fees for all work performed by plaintiff’s counsel in two consolidated Title VII cases even though plaintiff prevailed in only one of them.
Plaintiff Etta Saunders, a Negro female, brought two employment discrimination suits against the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Northcross v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- Richerson v. JonesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1977
- United States v. Alcea Band of TillamooksSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Margienell S. FISCHER, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Brock ADAMS, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by28 opinions
- Library of Congress v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Pecker v. HecklerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986
- 34 Fair empl.prac.cas. 757, 34 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 34,300, 15 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1289 Raymond C. Blim, Morris E. Kinghorn, J.F. Vukasovic, Ralph v. Oldham, Stanley L. Boarts, Eugene Firestone, Wallace S. Repetto, and Larry N. Stewart v. Western Electric Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Blim v. Western Electric Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Richardson v. Restaurant Marketing Associates, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1981
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