11 Fair empl.prac.cas. 27, 10 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,343 Isabell Slack and Kathleen Hale v. Glenn C. Havens, Individually, and Doing Business as Havens Industries

522 F.2d 1091 11 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 27 , 10 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,343 Isabell SLACK and Kathleen Hale et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Glenn C. HAVENS, Individually, and doing business as Havens Industries, et al., Defendants-Appellants. No. 73-3037. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. July 28, 1975. Laurence L. Pillsbury (argued), San Diego, Cal., for defendants-appellants. Willard S. Anthony (argued), San Diego, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellees. Gerald Letwin, Dept. of Justice (argued), Washington, D. C., for amicus curiae. OPINION Before TUTTLE, * HUFSTEDLER and WALLACE, Circuit Judges. HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge: 1 Four black women brought an action against their former employers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, charging discriminatory discharge and seeking damages. They prevailed below, and the employers Glenn C. Havens ("Havens") and Havens International ("International") appeal. Havens and International contend that: (1) Havens was not an "employer" within the meaning of the Act because the period of the employment of these women and the number of his employees did not bring him within the purview of the Act; (2) their request for a jury trial was…