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WILSON v. SHARON STEEL CORP.

No. 75-2130.

549 F.2d 276 (1977)

Allen B. WILSON, Individually and on behalf of all other persons similarly situated, Appellant, v. SHARON STEEL CORPORATION, a corporation, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 27, 1977.

As Amended March 9, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wendell G. Freeland and Ronald C. Weingrad, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellant.

Scott F. Zimmerman, Edward N. Stoner II, and Patrick W. Ritchey, Reed Smith Shaw & McClay, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee Sharon Steel Corp.

William H. Schmelling, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee Unions and District 20; Bernard Kleiman, Chicago, Ill., Bredhoff, Cushman, Gottesman & Cohen, Washington, D. C., of counsel.

Michael P. Malakoff and Samuel A. Vitaro, Berger & Kapetan, Pittsburgh, Pa., for Daniel Anderson, amicus curiae.

Abner W. Sibal, Gen. Counsel, Joseph T. Eddins, Jr., Associate Gen. Counsel; Beatrice Rosenberg and Charles L. Reischel, for U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, amicus curiae.

Before BIGGS, VAN DUSEN and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

VAN DUSEN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a district court order dismissing plaintiff's claims that he had been discharged due to racial discrimination under (1) 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(1), and (2) 42 U.S.C. § 1981, as time-barred. We vacate and remand for reconsideration in the light of this opinion.

Plaintiff claims to have been discriminated against by his former employer, the Sharon Steel Corporation, and...

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