KYRIAZI v. WESTERN ELEC. CO.

No. 80-2417.

647 F.2d 388 (1981)

Kyriaki Cleo KYRIAZI, Individually and on behalf of all those similarly situated v. WESTERN ELECTRIC COMPANY; Ralph Boyd, individually and in his capacity as agent for Western Electric and Fred Wilser, individually and in his capacity as agent for Western Electric, James Snyder, Robert Armstrong and S. "Teddy" Liu, first name of last named defendant fictitious, real first name unknown to plaintiff. Appeal of Helen MILLER, Dorothy Goodman, Helen Witz, Jeannette Scott, Clarice Phillips, Sharon Caines, Barbara R. Gaglio, Jeanne DeMasi, Joyce Lynn, Loretta Harris, and Joanne Bonfante, on their own behalfs and on behalf of others similarly situated, petitioners.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided April 30, 1981.

As Amended May 12, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Oliver Lofton (argued), Lofton & Lester, Newark, N. J., for appellants.

S. Joseph Fortunato (argued), Pitney, Hardin & Kipp, Morristown, N. J., for Western Elec. Co., Inc.; George V. Cook, Joe Ramirez, Lawrence M. Joseph, New York City, of counsel.

Judith P. Vladeck (argued), Vladeck, Elias, Vladeck & Engelhard, P. C., New York City, for Kyriaki Cleo Kyriazi.

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


OPINION OF THE COURT

GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

In a class action alleging sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Pub.L. 88-352, 78 Stat. 253 (codified at 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. (1976)), eleven class members appeal from two orders overruling their objections to a proposed settlement of the action.1 Their objection is that under the terms of the settlement they are, by virtue...

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