GATES v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION

Nos. 26868 and 72-2348.

492 F.2d 292 (1974)

Jeannette M. GATES, Appellee, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, a corporation, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 22, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Haerle (argued), Stephen D. Bulter, Thelen, Marrin, Johnson & Bridges, San Francisco, Cal., John B. Crowell, Jr., Georgia-Pacific Corp., Portland, Or., for appellant.

Keith Burns (argued), Portland, Or., George H. Darden, EEOC (amicus curiae), Washington, D. C., for appellee.

Before DUNIWAY and SNEED, Circuit Judges, and SHARP, District Judge.


OPINION

SNEED, Circuit Judge:

This is an action brought under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U. S.C. 2000e-5, alleging discriminatory hiring practices.

Appellee Jeannette Gates, a Black woman, has a strong background in accounting. She holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University. Mrs. Gates took 23 hours of accounting in her undergraduate program, and she...

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