AVANT v. SOUTH CENT. BELL TELEPHONE CO.

No. 82-4373 Summary Calendar.

716 F.2d 1083 (1983)

William AVANT, individually, and on behalf of all persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SOUTH CENTRAL BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

October 11, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Firnist J. Alexander, Jr., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Paul O. Miller, III, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Before BROWN, REAVLEY and TATE, Circuit Judges.


JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:

The District Court dismissed plaintiff's individual and class action suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C.A. § 2000e et seq., as amended, and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C.A. § 1981, and denied his motion for certification of the class. Because, as will be shown, that Court's action was correct, we affirm.

On January 2, 1973, the plaintiff, William W. Avant, applied with South...

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