Legal Opinion
Phillips v. Joint Legislative Committee on Performance & Expenditure Review
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 23, 1981No. Nos. 79-2131, 79-2940 and 79-3550PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
These appeals concern three allied lawsuits brought against Mississippi state agencies for employment discrimination. The named plaintiffs are the same in the three *1018cases: Barbara Phillips, Melvin Phillips (not related), and Cornell Green Rice.1 All are black. In each case the plaintiffs sought to represent a class of black job applicants.
The defendant2 in No. 79-2940 is the Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (“PEER”), an arm of the Mississippi legislature with power to conduct performance evaluations, investigations, and…
2Cases cited69 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. Grinnell Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Furnco Construction Corp. v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
64 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by12 opinions
- 25 Fair empl.prac.cas. 120, 25 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,611 Barbara Phillips, Cornell Green Rice, Melvin Phillips, and Mississippi Council on Human Relations, a Corporation, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs v. The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance and Expenditure Review of the State of Mississippi, the Mississippi Council on Human Relations, a Corporation, Barbara Phillips, Melvin Phillips and Cornell Green Rice, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiffs v. The Board of Trustees of the Institution of Higher Education A/K/A the State College Board, Barbara Phillips, Melvin Phillips and Cornell Green Rice, Individually and on Behalf of a Class v. The State of Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial BoardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- United States v. ScrogginsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2007
- 28 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1092, 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,677 George James Williams v. New Orleans Steamship AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Dr. Anjali A. JOSHI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Robinson v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
7 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.