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E.E.O.C. v. PHILIP SERVICES CORP.

No. 10-20291.

635 F.3d 164 (2011)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PHILIP SERVICES CORPORATION, now known as Philip Holdings, L.L.C., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 4, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julie Loraine Gantz (argued), Washington, DC, Rodolfo Lucio Sustaita , Houston, TX, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

David Wayne Garland (argued), Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., New York, NY, David Leslie Barron , Norasha Lynn Williams , Epstein, Becker, Green, Wickliff & Hall, P.S., Houston, TX, Robert J. Carty, Jr. , Timothy M. Watson , Seyfarth Shaw, L.L.P., Houston, TX, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before KING, DeMOSS and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

DeMOSS, Circuit Judge:

This appeal asks us to determine whether a party may sue for breach of an alleged oral contract reached during Title VII's conciliation process. Because such action is contrary to the relevant statute and frustrates the purposes of Title VII, we affirm the district court.

I.

Nine employees of Appellee Philip Services Corporation (PSC) filed charges with Appellants Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (the Commission) against...

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