Legal Opinion
Sherry E. Galbraith, James R. Hunter v. Northern Telecom, Inc., Jeffrey Eason
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 28, 1991No. 90-5575PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
Sherry E. Galbraith, a white woman, and James Hunter, a black man, brought separate employment discrimination actions against their employer, Northern Telecom, Inc. Plaintiffs alleged that they had been fired for dating one another, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e. The cases were referred to a magistrate for expeditious treatment pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(5) and subsequently consolidated.
After an evidentiary hearing, the magistrate found that both parties had established a prima facie case of disparate treatment. He found further that Northern Telecom had…
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