EASTLAND v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

No. 75-1855.

553 F.2d 364 (1977)

Frank L. EASTLAND, Individually and on behalf of all others similarly situated, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

As Modified on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing May 23, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel L. Selig, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Richard T. Seymour, Washington, D. C., Susan W. Reeves, U. W. Clemon, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Herbert S. Sanger, Jr., Gen. Counsel; Justin M. Schwamm, Asst. Gen. Counsel; Charles W. Van Beke, Assistant Gen. Counsel; James E. Fox, Atty., Division of Law, Knoxville, Tenn., for Tenn. Valley Authority.

Bernard E. Bernstein, Knoxville, Tenn., for Salary Policy Employee Panel.

George C. Longshore, Birmingham, Ala., for Tenn. Valley Trades, and others.

Before THORNBERRY, SIMPSON and MORGAN, Circuit Judges.


As Modified on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc May 23, 1977.

THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:

The original complaint in this case was filed on May 21, 1973, by Frank L. Eastland under § 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by § 11 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16, the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and the Fifth Amendment of the United States Constitution. In addition to allegations...

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