Legal Opinion

Mary F. Cunningham v. Litton Industries, a Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 30, 1969No. 22422_1PublishedCited by 68 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES M. CARTER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a judgment dismissing appellant’s complaint brought under Sec. 706 of Title YII of the Civil Rights Act of .1964, (Public Law 88-352, Title YII, § 706, July 2, 1964) ; 78 Stat. 259; 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5. The complaint alleged employment discrimination based upon sex. The court dismissed the action after finding the statute required that an action be filed within 180 days from the alleged act of discrimination and that the appellant’s action was filed beyond that period. We reverse. 1

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. John Martin Oatis, David Johnson, Sr., and R. T. Young v. Crown Zellerbach CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
  2. James P. Miller v. International Paper CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
  3. Lynda L. Choate v. Caterpillar Tractor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
  4. Adeline L. Cox v. United States Gypsum Company and International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Local 142Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
  5. Emmett J. Stebbins v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Emmett J. Stebbins v. Nationwide Mutual Iinsurance Company, Emmett J. Stebbins v. Keystone Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969

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3Cited by68 opinions

  1. Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  2. Melba OLSON, Appellant, v. REMBRANDT PRINTING CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
  3. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. KIMBERLY-CLARK CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975
  4. Abramson v. University of HawaiiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
  5. Doris R. COLLINS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED AIR LINES, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975

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