HOOTERS OF AMERICA, INC. v. PHILLIPS

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Mark David Halverson, Elarbee, Thompson & Trapnell, L.L.P., Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellants. Sandra C. McCallion, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, New York, for Appellee. Robert John Gregory, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae EEOC. ON BRIEF: Stanford G. Wilson, Elarbee, Thompson & Trapnell, L.L.P., Atlanta, Georgia, for Appellants. John S. Kiernan, Justin S. Weddle, Debevoise & Plimpton, New York, New York; Armand G. Derfner, Charleston, South Carolina; Terry Ann Rickson, Charleston, South Carolina; Thomas J. Henderson, Richard Seymour, Teresa A. Ferrante, Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Washington, D.C., for Appellee. C. Gregory Stewart, General Counsel, Philip B. Sklover, Associate General Counsel, Lorraine C. Davis, Assistant General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae EEOC. Peter G. Kilgore, National Restaurant Association, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Association. Daniel Bowling, Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae Society. Donald T. Weckstein, University Of San Diego, San Diego, California, for Amicus Curiae Academy.

Before WILKINSON, Chief Judge, TRAXLER, Circuit Judge, and GOODWIN, United States District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia, sitting by designation.