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QUARLES v. PHILIP MORRIS, INCORPORATED

Civ. A. No. 4544.

271 F.Supp. 842 (1967)

Douglas QUARLES and Ephraim Briggs v. PHILIP MORRIS, INCORPORATED, a Virginia Corporation, Local 203 of the Tobacco Workers International Union, an unincorporated association, Wallace Mergler, President of Local 203 of the Tobacco Workers International Union, Defendants.

United States District Court E. D. Virginia, Richmond Division.

April 11, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry L. Marsh, III, Hill, Tucker & Marsh, Richmond, Va., Jack Greenberg, Leroy D. Clark, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Edward F. Butler, Conboy, Hewitt, O'Brien & Boardman, New York City, Lewis T. Booker, Hunton, Williams, Gay, Powell & Gibson, Richmond, Va., for Philip Morris, Inc.

Beecher E. Stallard, Richmond, Va., for Local 203 of Tobacco Workers International Union.

MEMORANDUM OF THE COURT

BUTZNER, District Judge.

The plaintiff brought this action on his own behalf, and on behalf of other Negroes similarly situated, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.; 28 U.S.C. § 1343; and 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983.

The defendants have moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction because prior to the institution of this suit, there was no endeavor by the Equal Employment...

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