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“despite the presence of individual factual questions, the commonality criterion of rule 23(a) is satisfied by the common questions of law presented.”
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Mick v. Ravenswood Aluminum Corp.
despite the presence of individual factual questions, the commonality criterion of rule 23(a) is satisfied by the common questions of law presented.
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Johnson v. Johnson & Johnson
See Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 216-217 (4th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985).
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Bickford v. Denmark Technical College
See Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 209 (4th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985).
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Woodard v. Online Information Services
See Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 216-217 (4th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985).
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Nichols v. Comcast Cablevision of Maryland
See Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 209 (4th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985).
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Black v. Rhone-Poulenc, Inc.
See Holsey v. Armour & Company, 743 F.2d 199 , 217 (4th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985) (stating “Despite the presence of individual factual questions, the commonality criterion of rule 23(a) is satisfied by the common questions of law presented.”) Nonetheless, the Court of Appeals has suggested that “[cjlass certification is only proper when a determinative critical issue overshadows all other issues.” Stott v. Haworth, 916 F.2d 134, 145 (4th Cir.1990).
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Franklin v. Barry
See Holsey v. Armour Co., 743 F.2d 199, 217 (4th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985); see also NAACP v. Georgia, 99 F.R.D. 16, 25 (S.D.Ga.1983) (when broad discrimination policies and practices constitute the grava-' men of a class suit, common questions of law and fact are necessarily presented).
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State v. Lewis
Johnson v. State, 531 S.W.2d 558, 559 (Tenn.1975); see State v. Atkins, 681 S.W.2d 571, 577 (Tenn.Crim.App.1984), ce rt. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985).
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Wilder v. Southeastern Public Service Authority
See Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 214 (4th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985) (manager’s statement to employee that blacks are not hired as sales managers constitutes direct evidence of discrimination).
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House v. Armour of America, Inc.
See Conti v. Ford Motor Co., 743 F.2d 195, 197 (3d Cir. 1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1396 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985).
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Central Wesleyan College v. W.R. Grace & Co.
See Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 216-217 (4th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985).
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Salt Lake Community Action Program, Inc. v. Sullivan
See East Arkansas Legal Services v. Legal Services Corp., 742 F.2d 1472, 1477-78 (D.C.Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985). 2 Here, HHS has not complied with the statute or HHS’s own regulations.
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Robertson, Charles A. And Robertson, Era, H/w Rudolph, Wayne R. And Rudolph, Elizabeth, H/w Grubb, John L. And Grubb, Marion L., H/w Stopfel, Larry C. And Stopfel, Mary Ann, H/w Gincley, Ronald S. And Gincley, Lucille L., H/w Wertman, Winfred R. And Wertman, Charlotte, H/w Sgro, James A. And Sgro, Carol, H/w Connelly, John J., Jr. And Connelly, Grace, H/w Reimert, Francis J. And Reimert, Belva J., H/w Stamm, George C. And Stamm, Melba, H/w Rohrbach, Robert L. And Rohrbach, Marie C., H/w Reimert, Kenneth P. And Reimert, Sam, H/w Davis, John and Davis, Joanne, H/w Stevens, Henry C. And Stevens, Virginia I., H/w v. Allied Signal, Inc. Anchor Packing Company, Inc. A.W. Chesteron, Inc. The Celotex Corporation, Inc. Combustion Engineering Co, Inc. Eagle Picher Industries, Inc. Empire Ace Insulation Mgf., Corp. Fibreboard Corporation Flexitallic Gasket Company, Inc. Flintkote Company, Inc. Gaf Corporation, Inc. Garlock, Inc. John Crane, Inc. Keene Corporation, Inc. Monsanto Company National Gypsum Company, Inc. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp., Owens-Illinois, Inc.' Pfizer, Inc. Raymark Industries, Inc. Rock Wood Manufacturing Co., Inc. R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc. Sepco Corporation T & N, Plc Union Carbide Corporation Uniroyal, Inc. United States Gypsum Company Vermont Talc, Inc. Witco Corporation, Inc. Appeal of Kenneth Reimert, Sam Reimert, John Davis and Joanne Davis, Stanley Yourkavitch and Catherine Yourkavitch, Ammon Moyer and Beatrice Moyer, in No. 89-2123 Drauschak, Paul F. And Drauschak, Barbara A., H/w Alex, Michael P., Sr. And Alex, Janet L., H/w Messer, Gerald N., Jr. And Messer, Carol, H/w Kirlin, Robert T. And Kirlin, Darlene A., H/w Moyer, Ammon P. And Moyer, Beatrice, H/w Faust, Luther A. And Faust, Kathryn E., H/w Zabrenski, Stanley and Zabrenski, Jennie M., H/w Hunsberger, Walter A. And Hunsberger, Velva R., H/w Ludwig, Donald C. And Ludwig, Shirley, H/w Yourkavitch, Stanley and Yourkavitch, Catherine, H/w Kline, Willard J. And Kline, Eleanor, H/w Silknitter, Walter L. And Silknitter, Ethyle, H/w Beidler, Edwin L. And Beidler, Thelma, H/w Kochish, Stephen J. And Kochish, Mary Jane, H/w v. Allied Signal, Inc. Anchor Packing Company, Inc. A.W. Chesteron, Inc. The Celotex Corporation, Inc. Combustion Engineering Co, Inc. Eagle Picher Industries, Inc. Empire Ace Insulation Mgf., Corp. Fibreboard Corporation Flexitallic Gasket Company, Inc. Flintkote Company, Inc. Gaf Corporation, Inc. Garlock, Inc. John Crane, Inc. Keene Corporation, Inc. Monsanto Company National Gypsum Company, Inc. Owens Corning Fiberglas Corp., Owens-Illinois, Inc.' Pfizer, Inc. Raymark Industries, Inc. Rock Wood Manufacturing Co., Inc. R.T. Vanderbilt Co., Inc. Sepco Corporation T & N, Plc Union Carbide Corporation Uniroyal, Inc. United States Gypsum Company Vermont Talc, Inc. Witco Corporation, Inc. Appeal of Edwin Beidler and Thelma Beidler, James Sgro and Carol Sgro, Larry Stopfel and Mary Ann Stopfel, Willard Kline and Eleanor Kline
See Conti v. Ford Motor Co., 743 F.2d 195, 198 (3d Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1396 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985) and Morena v. South Hills Health System, 501 Pa. 634 , 462 A.2d 680 (1983). 18 What must be shown in order to establish the requisite causal connection between a plaintiff's asbestos-related injury and the defendant's asbestos-containing product is central to resolution of this case.
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Weiss v. Parker Hannifan Corp.
Filing of a civil rights complaint, intending to file a civil rights complaint, and complaining about discrimination to corporate superiors are acts protected under Title VII. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a); see Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 211 (4th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985); Hochstadt v. Worcester Foundation, etc., 545 F.2d 222, 231 (1st Cir.1976); Gifford v. Atchison, T. & S.F.R.
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Robertson v. Allied Signal, Inc.
See Conti v. Ford Motor Co., 743 F.2d 195, 198 (3d Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1396 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985) and Morena v. South Hills Health System, 501 Pa. 634 , 462 A.2d 680 (1983).
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Elizabeth M. Paroline v. Unisys Corporation Edgar L. Moore
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Accord, Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 209 (4th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985).
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National Clearinghouse for Legal Services, Inc. v. Legal Services Corp.
See East Arkansas Legal Services v. Legal Services Corporation, 742 F.2d 1472 (D.C.Cir.1984), ce rt. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985). 3 .
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43 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1472, 43 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,274 Sandra K. Beatty v. Chesapeake Center, Inc. Chesapeake Developmental Unit, Inc. Chesapeake Group Homes, Inc.
See Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 207 (4th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985). 30 The majority opinion is an excellent argument for the plaintiff on the facts, but I would accept the finding of the district court as being not clearly erroneous. * See 823 F.2d 60 1 Chesapeake Developmental Unit, Inc., in combination with Chesapeake Center, Inc. and Chesapeake Group Homes, Inc., comprise an integrated private social service agency in the State of Maryland 2 A P.P.D. is a skin test for tuberculosis.
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Beatty v. Chesapeake Center, Inc.
See Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 207 (4th Cir.1984), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985).
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Winbush v. Iowa
See also Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 208-09 (4th Cir.1984) (mere expression of interest in promotion sufficient when employer discourages African-Americans from applying), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985); Carmichael v. Birmingham Saw Works, 738 F.2d 1126, 1133 (11th Cir.1984) (specific application not necessary where defendant had “no formal procedures for posting notice of available promotions”); Gifford v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Ry., 685 F.2d 1149, 1154 (9th Cir.1982) (employer’s prior refusal to hire women for job excuses application…
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Marguerite HICKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the GATES RUBBER COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
See, e.g., Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 204 (4th Cir.1984) (in Title VII suit the district court complied with appellate court mandate when, after hearing from the parties, it exercised independent judgment and reconsidered findings of fact and conclusions of law in light of an intervening Supreme Court decision), cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985).
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Bobal v. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
See, e.g., Goldberg v. Sitomer, Sitomer & Porges, 97 A.D.2d 114 , 469 N.Y.S.2d 81 (1st Dep't 1983), aff'd, 63 N.Y.2d 831 , 482 N.Y.S.2d 268 , 472 N.E.2d 44 cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985). 14 Finally, her civil rights claim cannot withstand scrutiny as pleaded.
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Bobal v. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
See, e.g., Goldberg v. Sitomer, Sitomer & Porges, 97 A.D.2d 114 , 469 N.Y.S.2d 81 (1st Dep’t 1983), aff'd, 63 N.Y.2d 831 , 482 N.Y.S.2d 268 , 472 N.E.2d 44 cert. denied, 470 U.S. 1028 , 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985).
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Cleveland Newspaper Guild--Local 1, Newspaper Guild, Afl-Cio, Clc v. The Plain Dealer Publishing Company
"The question whether delay is 'inexcusable' on the facts presented is a conclusion of law over which our review is ... plenary." EEOC v. Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., 735 F.2d 69, 81 (3rd Cir.), cert. dismissed, 469 U.S. 925 , 105 S.Ct. 307 , 83 L.Ed.2d 241 (1984). 8 Although one circuit has held that a "plaintiff does not have an absolute right to await termination of EEOC proceedings," Jeffries v. Chicago Transit Auth., 770 F.2d 676, 681 (7th Cir.1985), cert. denied, --- U.S. ----, 106 S.Ct. 1273 , 89 L.Ed.2d 581 (1986), the majority of circuits have held that a plaintiff's "failure to …
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Cleveland Newspaper Guild-Local 1, Newspaper Guild v. Plain Dealer Publishing Co.
Although one circuit has held that a “plaintiff does not have an absolute right to await termination of EEOC proceedings,” Jeffries v. Chicago Transit Auth., 770 F.2d 676, 681 (7th Cir.1985), cert. denied, — U.S. -, 106 S.Ct. 1273 , 89 L.Ed.2d 581 (1986), the majority of circuits have held that a plaintiff’s “failure to file his Title VII claim until completion of the EEOC process [is] not inexcusable delay and cannot support the application of laches.” Howard v. Roadway Express, Inc., 726 F.2d 1529, 1533 (11th Cir.1984); see also Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 211 (4th Cir.…
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Tate v. Dravo Corp.
See, e.g., Holsey v. Armour & Co., 743 F.2d 199, 214 (4th Cir.1984) (pattern of intentional discrimination in denying qualified black candidates sales and supervisory positions established by statistical evidence, specific instances of intentional discrimination, and direct evidence of intentional discrimination, e.g., manager’s statement to employee that blacks were not hired in sales because customers would not buy from them), cert. denied, —U.S.-, 105 S.Ct. 1395 , 84 L.Ed.2d 784 (1985); EEOC v. Ford Motor Co., 645 F.2d 183 , 187, 197 (4th Cir.1981) (though employer made only one contest…
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Legal Services Corporation
v.
East Arkansas Legal Services
v.
East Arkansas Legal Services
No. 84-1115.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Mar 4, 1985.
Published
Citer courts: S.D. West Virginia (1)
C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.