SMOUSE v. GENERAL ELEC. CO.

No. 79-2141.

626 F.2d 333 (1980)

Mary SMOUSE, on behalf of herself and all persons similarly situated and Local 623, International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers, AFL-CIO, Appellants, v. GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided August 5, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winn Newman, Carole Wilson, Washington, D. C., Michael B. Trister (argued), Ann H. Franke, Sobol & Trister, Washington, D. C., Louis B. Kushner, Steven H. Jordan, Rothman, Gordon, Foreman & Groudine, Pittsburgh, Pa. for appellants.

Robert S. Garrett (argued), Gerald J. Hutton, Egler & Reinstadtler, Pittsburgh, Pa., for appellee.

Leroy D. Clark, Gen. Counsel, Joseph T. Eddins, Associate Gen. Counsel, Lutz Alexander Prager, Paul Mirengoff (argued), Attys., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, amicus curiae, Washington, D. C.

Robert S. Mirin, Gen. Counsel, Marion W. Cowperthwait (argued), Asst. Gen. Counsel Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission, amicus curiae, Philadelphia, Pa.

Before SEITZ, Chief Judge, and GIBBONS and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

PER CURIAM.

Mary Smouse (the plaintiff) and Local 623, International Union of Electrical, Radio & Machine Workers (Local 623) appeal from an order of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of General Electric Co. (the defendant), the plaintiff's employer, on the ground that this Title VII action was barred by res judicata as a result of state administrative proceedings.

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