JACKSON v. MOTEL 6 MULTIPURPOSE, INC.

No. 97-2360.

130 F.3d 999 (1997)

Janet JACKSON, Delois Evans, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MOTEL 6 MULTIPURPOSE, INC.; Motel 6 G.P., Inc.; Motel 6 Operating L.P.; IBL Limited, Inc., d.b.a. Motel 6; Accor S.A.; Defendants-Appellants. Mario PETACCIA; Brenda Hatcher; Tanya Charles; Chervon Screen; Jennifer Bethel; James Sterns; Pitrell Lambert-Brown; Karl Baldwin; Marcian Killsnight, for themselves and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. MOTEL 6 G.P., INC.; Motel 6 Operating L.P. d.b.a. Motel 6, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hala A. Sandridge, Charles Wachter, Katherine Claire Lake, Edward M. Waller, Jr., John W. Robinson, IV, Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Volligeal and Banker, Tampa, Fl, John R. Erickson, Michael F. Marino, William O. Bittman, Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, McLean, VA, for Defendants-Appellants.

Kent Spriggs, John C. Davis, Spriggs & Johnson, Tallahassee, FL, for Petaccia.

Audrey J. Anderson, Hogan & Hartson, Washington, DC, C. Oliver Burt, III, Lauren S. Dadario, Burt & Pucillo, W. Palm Beach, FL, Joseph M. Sellers, Avis Buchanan, Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs, Washington, DC, for Jackson.

Before TJOFLAT and BIRCH, Circuit Judges, and MARCUS, District Judge.


TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:

Motel 6 Multipurpose, Inc. ("Motel 6") seeks a writ of mandamus1 vacating a district court order, issued on February 21, 1997, authorizing the plaintiffs in two consolidated race discrimination cases to advertise their allegations to the public at large and to communicate with current and former Motel 6 employees through mass mailings. Motel 6 also requests that the writ direct the district court to decertify one...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases