SMITH v. THE EQUITABLE

No. 99-1031.

209 F.3d 268 (2000)

C. Leon SMITH, Appellant, v. THE EQUITABLE, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Filed: April 4, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph T. Wright, Jr., Danielle M. Mulcahey, (Argued), Wright & Associates Scranton, PA, for Appellant.

Larry Besnoff, Obermayer, Rebmann, Maxwell & Hippel, Philadelphia, PA, William L. Kandel (Argued), John D. Giansello, III, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, New York, NY, for Appellee.

Before: NYGAARD, McKEE, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.


OPINION OF THE COURT

NYGAARD, Circuit Judge.

I.

This appeal arises from appellant C. Leon Smith's attempt to secure employment with appellee, The Equitable. He alleges that The Equitable refused to hire him because of his race, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq.; 42 U.S.C. § 1981; and the Pennsylvania Human Rights Act, 43 P.S. § 955, et seq. The District Court found that the parties...

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