12 Fair empl.prac.cas. 178, 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,634 Erin Van Bronkhorst, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Intervenor-Appellant v. Safeco Corporation, Through Its Subsidiary Insurance Companies

529 F.2d 943 12 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 178 , 11 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,634 Erin VAN BRONKHORST et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Intervenor-Appellant, v. SAFECO CORPORATION, through its subsidiary insurance companies et al., Defendants-Appellees. No. 75--1735. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Jan. 16, 1976. Marian Halley (argued), EEOC, Washington, D.C., for intervenor-appellant. Elizabeth J. Bracelin (argued), Seattle, Wash., J. David Andrews (argued), Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellees. OPINION 1 Before KOELSCH and TRASK, Circuit Judges, and PALMIERI, * District Judge. 2 PALMIERI, District Judge. 3 This is an appeal by plaintiff-intervenor Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or Commission) from an order dismissing it with prejudice 'except for the administration of any Consent Decree entered' in the case. This action was filed in August 1972 by private plaintiffs alleging sex discrimination in employment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (Supp. II, 1972). Certifying that the case was one of general public importance, the EEOC moved for leave to…