Legal Opinion
Johnson v. General Motors Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 9, 1979No. 77-2429PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHARLES CLARK, Circuit Judge:
The primary issue on this appeal is whether the doctrine of res judicata bars the maintenance of an employment discrimination suit brought by a plaintiff who was an absent member of a plaintiff class in a previous class action involving the same discrimination practices, when the prior action was conducted pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and no notice was provided to absent class members. The district court held the appellant’s cause of action totally barred by the prior suit on the basis that no notice was…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1950
- Eisen v. Carlisle & JacquelinSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Hansberry v. LeeSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
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3Cited by72 opinions
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- 29 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1473, 30 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,064 the Officers for Justice, and Jesse J. Byrd v. The Civil Service Commission of the City and County of San Francisco, United States of America v. The City and County of San FranciscoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Thomas Crowder v. Russell E. LashCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- 31 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1707, 32 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 33,668 Gloria Holmes v. Continental Can CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
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