Legal Opinion
Phillip KEMP, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BIRMINGHAM NEWS COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 27, 1979No. 77-2475PublishedCited by 91 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FRANK M. JOHNSON, Jr., Circuit Judge:
Phillip Kemp, an employee of The Birmingham News, sued that company for violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., and Section 1 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, et seq. He alleged numerous discriminatory employment practices surrounding his demotion in 1974 from electrician trainee to general maintenance worker. In granting summary judgment for the defendant, the district court found that the action is barred under the doctrine of res judicata by a consent judgment in a prior action,…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Pedro Gonzales v. Clifton W. Cassidy, Jr., John Richard Hayes, Iii, Plaintiffs-Intervenors-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- 10 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1386, 10 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,320 Jessie Stevenson, Etc. v. International Paper Company, Mobile, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- John A. Acree v. Air Line Pilots AssociationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Otha GRIGSBY Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. NORTH MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Crown Coat Front Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by91 opinions
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- Southmark Properties and St. Charles Avenue, Inc. v. The Charles House CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
- Ruth Gilchrist, Cross-Appellee v. William Bolger, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, and 177 Named Employees v. Grim Hotel Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1984
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