MITCHELL v. KEITH

Nos. 83-5526, 83-5856.

752 F.2d 385 (1985)

David Lee MITCHELL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Larry KEITH, David Lucas, Charles Beasley, William Harden, and General Motors Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided January 21, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gary B. Fleischman, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Richard D. DeLuce, Lawler, Felix & Hall, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellants.

Before FARRIS, and ALARCON, Circuit Judges, and PRICE, District Judge.


ALARCON, Circuit Judge:

This case presents issues of an employer's liability under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 for the discriminatory animus of a management-level employee.

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David Lee Mitchell (Mitchell), a black, began working for General Motors Corporation in 1968 at its South Gate, California, plant. From December, 1971, to 1973, Mitchell worked in the personnel department as the plant's first Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Coordinator. As EEO...

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