Legal Opinion
Austin v. Reynolds Metals Company
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided February 6, 1970No. Civ. A. 6022-RPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERT R. MERHIGE, Judge.
This is an action for damages and to compel compliance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and in particular those provisions which bar discrimination on the basis of sex by employers, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(a), and by labor unions, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(c). There are numerous plaintiffs, but the parties have not suggested that the suit take the form of a class action.
Defendants, Reynolds Metals Company, hereinafter Reynolds, and Aluminum Workers International Union, Local No. 400, hereinafter Local 400, have moved to dismiss on four grounds. First it…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Sullivan v. Little Hunting Park, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1969
- John Martin Oatis, David Johnson, Sr., and R. T. Young v. Crown Zellerbach CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- George L. HARRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WALGREEN’S DISTRIBUTION CENTER, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Wheeler v. American Home Products Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Gasner v. County of DinwiddieDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1995
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