14 Fair empl.prac.cas. 995, 14 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7541 James Gay, Leonard Whitman, Douglas Lee and Frederick McDowell on Behalf of Themselves and All Persons Similarly Situated v. Waiters' and Dairy Lunchmen's Union, Local No. 30, the St. Francis Hotel Corporation, and Alioto's No. 8 Restaurant

549 F.2d 1330 14 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 995 , 14 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7541 James GAY, Leonard Whitman, Douglas Lee and Frederick McDowell, on behalf of themselves and all persons similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WAITERS' AND DAIRY LUNCHMEN'S UNION, Local No. 30, the St. Francis Hotel Corporation, and Alioto's No. 8 Restaurant, Defendants-Appellees. No. 75-2197. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. March 11, 1977. 1 Marjorie Gelb, Kenneth Hecht, Employment Law Center, (argued), and Stephanie Wildman, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiffs-appellants. 2 Alan C. Davis (argued), Davis, Cowell & Bowe, Donald D. Connors, Jr. (argued), Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, Michael Rubenstein, Richard Saveri (argued), Saveri & Saveri, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. 4 Before HUFSTEDLER and GOODWIN, Circuit Judges, and FITZGERALD, * District Judge. OPINION FITZGERALD, District Judge: 5 In March of 1973 four black waiters commenced this suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2000e, et seq., and the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C.…