EASTLAND v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

No. 82-7008.

704 F.2d 613 (1983)

Frank L. EASTLAND, Individually, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied September 12, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul C. Saunders, New York City, Richard T. Seymour, Lawyers' Comm. for Civ. Rights Under Law, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Herbert S. Sanger, Jr., Gen. Counsel, TVA, Justin M. Schwamm, Sr., Thomas F. Fine, A. Jackson Woodall, Jr., Knoxville, Tenn., for defendants-appellees.

Before GODBOLD, Chief Judge, FAY and SMITH, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied September 12, 1983.

GODBOLD, Chief Judge:

Plaintiffs brought this action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 2000e et seq., alleging that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) engaged in racially discriminatory employment practices. The original complaint was filed in 1973 by Frank L. Eastland. The district court granted summary judgment against all but two of the plaintiffs. On appeal...

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