Legal Opinion
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided April 8, 1993No. Civ. 5-89-84PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
DOTY, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on the defendant’s motion for attorney’s fees under both 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d) and 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k) and sanctions under Rules 11 and 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Based on the file, record and proceedings herein, the defendant’s motion is denied.
BACKGROUND
Plaintiff Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) sued defendant Mid-Minnesota Federal Credit Union (“Mid-Minnesota”) for sex discrimination on behalf of Leslie Valesano. Mid-Minnesota employed Valesano as a bank teller from August 9,1982, until it fired her…
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