Legal Opinion
26 Fair empl.prac.cas. 425, 25 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 31,613 John S. Ford, Willie Cain v. United States Steel Corporation, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 2, 1981No. 78-1246PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
These efforts to rectify the racially separate and unequal employment system at the massive Fairfield Works of the United States Steel Corporation began in the mid-1960s, shortly after the enactment of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Significant progress has been made, yet the litigation continues. Liability is no longer questioned, but issues of relief — specifically issues concerning the class status of some of those seeking relief — remain unresolved. This latest twist in the somewhat convoluted history of the class action…
2Cases cited21 opinions
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Sosna v. IowaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- United States Parole Commission v. GeraghtySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- East Texas Motor Freight System, Inc. v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 98,265 Fred Zeidman and Steven Youngelson v. J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Woe v. CuomoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1984
- Crawford v. United States Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Birmingham Steel Corp. v. Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
- Wallace Cotterall, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Brice Paul, Individually and as Sheriff of Coffee County, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
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