CHARVES v. WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO.

No. 82-1804.

711 F.2d 462 (1983)

Evelyn M. CHARVES, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. The WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO., et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John E. Fornaro, Jr., Greenville, R.I., for plaintiff, appellant.

Philip J. Moss, Boston, Mass., with whom Morgan, Brown & Joy, Boston, Mass., was on brief, for The Western Union Telegraph Co.

Before McGOWAN, Senior Circuit Judge, COFFIN and BREYER, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

This appeal from the district court presents solely a challenge to an award of attorney's fees to an employer who prevailed in two sex discrimination suits brought against it under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(k). For the reasons hereinafter appearing, we affirm that award.

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Beginning in 1973, appellant filed a series of charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging acts of...

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