Legal Opinion
Peter J. WRENN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 21, 1978No. 77-2627PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
After denying appointment of counsel, the district court granted summary judgment in this Title VII action because the plaintiff, proceeding pro se, failed to pay a filing fee within a time ordered by the court. Because the court’s judgment rested on a mistaken view of the requirements of Title VII pleading, we hold its use of that drastic sanction to be an abuse of discretion, and reverse.
The plaintiff, Peter J. Wrenn, is the former head of the all-black “Auxiliary Board” for the defendant American Cast Iron Pipe Company. He was discharged, and a prior order of this…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Love v. Pullman Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Rush Pettway and Peter J. Wrenn v. American Cast Iron Pipe CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by63 opinions
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- Manufacturers Consolidation Service, Inc. v. RodellCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2000
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