Legal Opinion
Payne v. Travenol Laboratories, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 6, 1978No. 76-1801PublishedCited by 78 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This Title VII class action appeal involves four disputed paragraphs of an injunction. The first paragraph, being a general injunction against employment discrimination on the basis of “color, race or sex,” violates Fed.R.Civ.P. 65(d), which requires specificity and detail in injunctive orders. It must be set aside. The next three paragraphs involve educational employment requirements of tenth grade, twelfth grade, and college degree for various jobs, which requirements are alleged to discriminate against prospective black employees. Because plaintiffs lack standing to…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- General Electric Co. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- National Labor Relations Board v. Express Publishing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1941
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3Cited by78 opinions
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- Mary Beth MEYER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. BROWN & ROOT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Terence D. Hughey v. Jms Development Corporation, Terrence D. Hughey v. Jms Development Corporation, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1996
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