Legal Opinion
27 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1352, 28 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,413 Placido Rivera, Richard Gonzales, Intervenors-Appellants v. The City of Wichita Falls
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 11, 1982No. 80-1332PublishedCited by 104 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAM D. JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from those portions of a judgment rendered in favor of the employer in a class action brought under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. Named plaintiffs Placido Rivera, Ernest Ceballos, Ernest Castillo, Pete Arthur Gonzales, Richard Gonzales, and David Maldonado are former employees of, or rejected applicants for employment with, the City of Wichita Falls, Texas. They represent a class defined as all Spanish surnamed Americans of Mexican descent who were discriminated against by the defendants, the City of Wichita Falls, Texas and certain of…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Albemarle Paper Co. v. MoodySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by104 opinions
- Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & TrustSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
- Agnes E. NILSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the CITY OF MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Henry W. Segar v. William French Smith, Attorney General, Henry W. Segar, Cross-Appellants v. William French Smith, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Carl Johnston v. Harris County Flood Control DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Riley D. POUNCY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the PRUDENTIAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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