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WILSON v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CO.

Civ. A. No. CA-3-80-0680-G.

517 F.Supp. 292 (1981)

Gregory R. WILSON, Plaintiff, and Mark N. Peeples, Intervenor, v. SOUTHWEST AIRLINES COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, N. D. Texas, Dallas Division.

June 12, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Donald J. Maison, Jr., Law Offices of James C. Barber, Kenneth H. Molberg, Dallas, Tex., for plaintiff and intervenor.

Manitzas, Harris & Padgett, Inc., Shelton E. Padgett, San Antonio, Tex., Akin, Gump, Hauer & Feld, John L. Hauer, Dallas, Tex., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM ORDER

PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.

This case presents the important question whether femininity, or more accurately female sex appeal, is a bona fide occupational qualification ("BFOQ") for the jobs of flight attendant and ticket agent with Southwest Airlines. Plaintiff Gregory Wilson and the class of over 100 male job applicants he represents have challenged Southwest's open refusal to hire males as a violation of Title VII of the...

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