Legal Opinion

Escelles GARRISON, Appellant, v. INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY, Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided August 16, 1983No. 82-2428PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

HANSON, Senior District Judge.

Escelles Garrison filed an employment discrimination complaint against the International Paper Company. The complaint was dismissed with prejudice for failure to prosecute. Garrison appeals. We affirm.

I. FACTS

Garrison filed a sex and race discrimination complaint against her employer, the International Paper Co., with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 1975. On April 7, 1976, the EEOC issued a right to sue letter.

On July 6, 1976, Garrison filed a timely complaint against International Paper Co. stating a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1981…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  4. Raymond MOORE, Appellant, v. ST. LOUIS MUSIC SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  5. A. M. Pearson v. Denny DennisonCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1965

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Burgs v. SisselCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
  2. Vicki H. Brown v. Hartshorne Public School District 1, Janie Trueblood Lorraine Hollis Jack Holloway Tommy McCullar Dr. Roy HoneywellCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  3. James L. Beck v. Caterpillar Inc. And United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1995
  4. Dahl v. Kanawha Investment Holding Co.District Court, N.D. Iowa · 1995
  5. Omaha Indian Tribe v. Tract I—Blackbird Bend AreaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1991

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