E. E. O. C. v. CONTINENTAL OIL CO.

No. 75-1908.

548 F.2d 884 (1977)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CONTINENTAL OIL COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided January 21, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul E. Mirengoff, Washington, D. C. (Abner W. Sibal, Gen. Counsel, Joseph T. Eddins, Jr., Associate Gen. Counsel, Beatrice Rosenberg and Charles L. Reischel, Washington, D. C., on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Carl F. Eiberger, Denver, Colo. (Richard M. Lavers, Rodney L. Smith, Denver, Colo., Thomas Montgomery, Houston, Tex., on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before HILL, McWILLIAMS and BARRETT, United States Circuit Judges.


HILL, Circuit Judge.

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) appeals dismissal of its suit brought in the United States District court for the District of Colorado pursuant to Section 706 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5).

Samuel Willis and Willie C. Stanley, both black, applied for employment with Continental Oil Company (Continental) in Commerce City, Colorado, in April 1971. Their applications were denied. They initiated...

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