Legal Opinion
UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America Et Al.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 16, 1975No. 74-2183PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ADAMS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents two principal questions. First, is the award of an attorney’s fee authorized against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a proceeding under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964? 1 Second, assuming that such award is permitted, what is the standard for imposing or denying the award?
On January 30, 1970, Mr. Alvin Bow-ens, an employee of United States Steel Corp. at the Fairless Works in Morris-ville, Pennsylvania, filed a charge with the EEOC alleging racial discrimination in employment. Exercising the…
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3Cited by73 opinions
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- Odessa CARRION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. YESHIVA UNIVERSITY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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