CARSON v. GIANT FOOD, INC.

No. CIV.A. JFM-96-2882.

187 F.Supp.2d 462 (2002)

Gregory CARSON, et al., Plaintiffs v. GIANT FOOD, INC., et al., Defendants

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

February 20, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan Byron Robinson, Law Office, Greenbelt, MD, Glenna E. Ellis, Law Office, Largo, MD, Samuel Y. Botts, Jordan Keys Jessamy & Botts, LLP, Greenbelt, MD, Oscar L. Amorow, Amorrow and Kum PA, Hyattsville, MD, Roger K. Clark, Jr., Jessamy & Botts, LLP, Washington, DC, William Michael Jacobs, Law Office of W. Michael Jacobs, Columbia, MD, for Plaintiffs.

Robert P. Watkins, Julie Hilden, Kumiki Gibson, Kathleen L. Jennings, Kristin E. Adler, Jeffrey M. Smith, Williams and Connolly LLP, Mark Scott London, London & Mead, Claudette V. Ferron, Law Office, Marc A. Stefan, Carey R. Butsavage, Butsavage and Associates, Washington, DC, for Defendants.


OPINION

MOTZ, District Judge.

Eleven plaintiffs have instituted this action against Giant Food, Inc. and several of its executives and managers, alleging employment discrimination. Nine of the plaintiffs have filed a motion for class certification. Although the propriety of class action treatment appeared doubtful on the face of the complaint, I did not want to judge the issue prematurely, particularly in light of allegations concerning racist graffiti...

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