COTTON v. HINTON

No. 75-1505.

559 F.2d 1326 (1977)

Hollie COTTON and Young Herrod, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Ravon HINTON and Chauncey L. Gardner et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. UNITED STATES PIPE & FOUNDRY COMPANY COKE BY-PRODUCTS PLANT et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 30, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oscar W. Adams, Jr., Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John J. Coleman, Jr., James P. Alexander, Demetrius C. Newton, Birmingham, Ala., Charles F. Wilson, Tampa, Fla., John C. Falkenberry, Birmingham, Ala., (Rep. United Steelworkers Local 12014), for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before MORGAN and HILL, Circuit Judges, and NOEL, District Judge.


JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue in this employment discrimination case is whether or not the District Judge clearly abused his discretion in approving a settlement entered into by a plaintiff class of employees. Objectors bring this appeal seeking to overturn the compromise. We affirm.

On December 28, 1971, following submission of their claims to the administrative process of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), two black employees...

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