HAMILTON v. GENERAL MOTORS CORP.

No. 79-2139. Summary Calendar.

606 F.2d 576 (1979)

Rogers HAMILTON, Individually and on behalf of others similarly situated, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 14, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Kimble, San Angelo, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Cantey, Hanger, Gooch, Munn & Collins, Ira Butler, Fort Worth, Tex., J. R. Wheatley, Detroit, Mich., Edward L. Kemble, Fort Worth, Tex., for defendant-appellee.

Before GOLDBERG, RUBIN and POLITZ, Circuit Judges.


POLITZ, Circuit Judge.

Appellant, a black man, filed suit against his employer under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., and under 42 U.S.C. § 1981, alleging racial discrimination in employment practices. The district court found that the complainant had failed to establish the prima facie case of racial discrimination as required for a Title VII case by McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411...

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