JEFFERSON v. PEERLESS PUMPS HYDRO., DIV. OF FMC CORP.

No. 25352.

456 F.2d 1359 (1972)

James L. JEFFERSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PEERLESS PUMPS HYDRODYNAMIC, DIVISION OF FMC CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

March 15, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alvin S. Kaufer (argued), of Nossaman, Waters, Scott, Krueger & Riordan, D. W. Harrison, Monroe, Price, Los Angeles, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Paul Grossman (argued), of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Julia P. Cooper (argued), Stanley P. Hebert, Russell Specter, Deputy Gen. Counsel, Marian Halley, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae.

Before KOELSCH, DUNIWAY and CHOY, Circuit Judges.


CHOY, Circuit Judge:

James L. Jefferson appeals a district court order dismissing with prejudice his complaint charging his employer, Peerless Pumps Hydrodynamic Division of the FMC Corporation (Peerless), with job discrimination in violation of the equal employment provisions of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. We reverse and remand.

Jefferson, a Negro, had been employed by Peerless since February, 1967. On February 26, 1968...

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