Legal Opinion
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Bruno's Restaurant
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1993No. 91-55323PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) appeals the district court’s award of attorney’s fees to Bruno’s Restaurant (“Bruno’s) after Bruno’s prevailed as a defendant in a Title VII suit. We reverse and remand.
I
Bruno’s is a family owned and operated restaurant in San Marcos, California. Kim Dunagan, a waitress at Bruno’s, informed her employers that she was pregnant in April, 1985. She was fired the next month. In June, 1985, Dunagan filed a complaint with the EEOC in which she alleged she was fired because of her pregnancy. In the midst of the EEOC…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Don Ray Smith v. Cmta-Iam Pension TrustCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
- Franklin L. Miller v. Los Angeles County Board of Education and Stuart E. Gothold, Los Angeles County Superintendent of SchoolsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Patton v. County of KingsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1988
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION v. RHONE-POULENC, INC., AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
2 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by59 opinions
- William Earl Warren III v. City of Carlsbad Brian Watson James Thompson Frank Mannen Raymond Patchett Stewart Gary Ann JansenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Anheuser-Busch, Inc. v. Natural Beverage Distributors, D/B/A Mendocino Coast Distributing Co. Florence M. BeardsleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
- Hashimoto v. DaltonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Mirna Serrano v. Cintas CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2012
- R.P. Ex Rel. C.P. v. Prescott Unified School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2011
54 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.