Legal Opinion
Mary Carter v. Sea Land Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1987No. 85-3137PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Appealing an adverse judgment rejecting her employment discrimination claims against Sea-Land Services, Inc., Mary Carter also challenges the denial of her motion to withdraw her consent to trial before a magistrate. Finding the consent valid and enforceable, and perceiving neither erroneous findings of fact nor error of law in the decision appealed, we affirm.
Background
Carter, a black female, was a ten-year employee of Sea-Land, beginning as a clerk-typist and advancing to secretary, sales coordinator, and finally booking coordinator. In 1981 and 1982 she received the…
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