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UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION v. UNITED STATES

No. 74-2183.

519 F.2d 359 (1975)

UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided June 16, 1975.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard L. Scheinholtz, Robert W. Hartland, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

William A. Carey, Gen. Counsel, Joseph T. Eddins, Associate Gen. Counsel, Beatrice Rosenberg, Charles L. Reischel, Lutz Alexander Prager, Charles Hodge, Attys., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D. C., for appellees.

Before VAN DUSEN, ADAMS and GARTH, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

ADAMS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal presents two principal questions. First, is the award of an attorney's fee authorized against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in a proceeding under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964?1 Second, assuming that such award is permitted, what is the standard for imposing or denying the award?

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