EARLEY v. CHAMPION INTERN. CORP.

No. 89-7163.

907 F.2d 1077 (1990)

Vernon EARLEY and Garey Noe, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CHAMPION INTERNATIONAL CORP., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 2, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claudia H. Pearson, Michael Quinn, Gordon, Silberman, Wiggins and Childs, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Kelly J. Koelker, Sharon A. Cobb, R. Lawrence Ashe, Jr., Weyman T. Johnson, Jr., Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Atlanta, Ga., Wesley Redmond,

Cabaniss, Johnston, Gardner, Dumas & O'Neal, Birmingham, Ala., for defendant-appellee.

Before JOHNSON and EDMONDSON, Circuit Judges, and PECKHAM, Senior District Judge.


EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a summary judgment for defendant. Because we conclude that plaintiffs established no more than a colorable claim of age discrimination, we affirm. We also conclude that the district court acted within its discretion in denying plaintiffs' motion to compel discovery on a nationwide basis.

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