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SHIPES v. TRINITY INDUSTRIES

Nos. 85-2767, 91-4961.

987 F.2d 311 (1993)

Forest Henry SHIPES, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. TRINITY INDUSTRIES, A Corporation, Defendant, Robert E. Rader, Jr., Appellant. Forest Henry SHIPES, et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. TRINITY INDUSTRIES, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 5, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Estes, Frederick W. Addison, III, Locke, Purnell, Rain, Harrell, Dallas, TX, for appellant in No. 85-2767.

Daves & McCabe, Tyler, TX, Nell Hahn, Daves, Hahn & Levy, Lafayette, La., for plaintiffs-appellees in No. 85-2767.

George A. Harper, Ennis, TX, for defendant-appellant in No. 91-4961.

Ellen Bentley, Brian East, Hahn & East, P.C., Lafayette, LA, for plaintiffs-appellees in No. 91-4961.

Before WISDOM, JOLLY, and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Forest Henry Shipes, a black male, was employed by Trinity Industries. After he was laid off, Shipes filed suit against Trinity under, inter alia, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. Shipes alleged that Trinity's all-white supervisory force had discriminated against him in decisions concerning his job placement, promotions, and lay-off...

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