Legal Opinion
Aretha S. Baker v. Buckeye Cellulose Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 30, 1988No. 88-8045PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NESBITT, District Judge:
Aretha Baker appeals the district court’s order denying her motion for a preliminary injunction on the grounds that the court should have held an evidentiary hearing. Although Fed.R.Civ.P. 65(a) does not require a hearing on every motion for injunc-tive relief, we hold that on the facts of this case the court erred in not conducting a hearing.
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In July 1985 Aretha Baker filed a charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleging that her employer, Buckeye Cellulose Corporation had discriminated against her because she is black. After the EEOC issued…
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