Legal Opinion
James P. Miller v. International Paper Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1969No. 25616_1PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEWIN, Circuit Judge:
The appellants in this case are five Negroes who are employed by the appellee International Paper Company. They brought suit in the District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi on behalf of themselves and others similarly situated against the company, four local unions and three international unions, 1 alleging racial discimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 2 The district court entered summary judgment for the defendants-appellees on the grounds (1) that a class action could not be maintained on behalf of persons who have not…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Skidmore v. Swift & Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- John Martin Oatis, David Johnson, Sr., and R. T. Young v. Crown Zellerbach CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Thomas L. Jenkins v. United Gas Corporation and Allan B. CaldwellCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Lynda L. Choate v. Caterpillar Tractor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1968
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3Cited by207 opinions
- Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Bowe v. Colgate-Palmolive Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1969
- 29 Fair empl.prac.cas. 442, 29 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 32,851, 10 Fed. R. Evid. Serv. 1410 Curtis Jackson, W. C. McClendon Lige Scretchen, Nathaniel Cooper and W. E. Parker, Cross-Appellants v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad Company, Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and Canada, Cross-Appellee. Curtis Jackson, W. C. McClendon Lige Scretchen v. Seaboard Coast Line Railroad, Co., Brotherhood Railway Carmen of the United States and CanadaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- 5 Fair empl.prac.cas. 587, 5 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8460 United States of America v. Georgia Power Company, Charles King v. Georgia Power CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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