Legal Opinion
Gloria ZAMBUTO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, a Foreign Corp., Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 10, 1977No. 75-1930PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
In this Title VII1 sex discrimination suit by Gloria Zambuto against her employer, American Telephone and Telegraph, (AT&T), the sole appellate issue is whether the suit was timely brought. More aptly, it requires that we decide the effect on these parties of an improper procedure adopted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
The applicable statute, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(l)(1974), provides suit must be commenced by an aggrieved party within 90 days after the Commission gives notice that it has not been able to conciliate and that it will not sue.2 By…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- David DeMATTEIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LOUISVILLE & NASHVILLE RAILROAD COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
- Tuft v. McDonnell Douglas Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
- Lacy v. Chrysler Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by75 opinions
- 29 Fair empl.prac.cas. 442, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,851, 10 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1410 Curtis Jackson, W. C. McClendon Lige Scretchen, Nathaniel Cooper and W. E. Parker, Cross-Appellants v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and Canada, Cross-Appellee. Curtis Jackson, W. C. McClendon Lige Scretchen v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Co., Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and CanadaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- 22 Fair empl.prac.cas. 819, 22 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 30,831 James E. Crawford v. Western Electric Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- W. B. COKE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Herman GONZALEZ, Etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Cleda Jean Chappell v. Emco MacHine Works CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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