HAYES v. NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES

No. 98-8887.

196 F.3d 1252 (1999)

Robin HAYES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL SERVICE INDUSTRIES and National Linen Service, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

November 24, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robin Hayes, Alpharetta, GA, pro se.

Brent J. Wilson, Sharon P. Morgan, Atlanta, GA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before CARNES, Circuit Judge, HILL, Senior Circuit Judge, and HOEVELER, Senior District Judge.


HOEVELER, Senior District Judge:

Robin Hayes appeals from the decision below enforcing the settlement agreement negotiated by her attorney as to Hayes' action brought pursuant to Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e. We must decide whether the nature of the underlying action, i.e., the employment discrimination claim, requires a departure from our general reliance on state law principles in determining whether to enforce a settlement agreement. We conclude that under...

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