Legal Opinion
Williams v. New Orleans Steamship Association
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided January 18, 1972No. Civ. A. 71-873PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEEBE, District Judge:
The instant action was instituted pursuant to § 706(e) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e). Each plaintiff, having previously filed charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, here sues for himself individually, and as a representative of the class of other employees similarly situated, seeking relief for alleged discrimination on the basis of race in violation of § 703 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a). The suit is brought against the New Orleans Steamship Association, 28 member companies and the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Richard JOHNSON, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GEORGIA HIGHWAY EXPRESS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Thomas L. Jenkins v. United Gas Corporation and Allan B. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- National Screen Service Corporation v. The Poster Exchange, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Willie A. HUTCHINGS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES INDUSTRIES, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Local 189, United Papermakers & Paperworkers v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Trevino v. Celanese Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Susan Rae Baker v. Stuart Broadcasting CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1977
- Barrow v. New Orleans Steamship Ass'nCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Mary Lou YORK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. TENNESSEE CRUSHED STONE ASSOCIATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1982
- Johnnie A. REED, Appellant, v. ARLINGTON HOTEL COMPANY, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
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