16 Fair empl.prac.cas. 337, 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7959 Patricia Lynn v. Western Gillette, Inc., Cyntitha Whittom v. Itt Cannon Electric, a Delaware Corporation

564 F.2d 1282 16 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 337 , 15 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 7959 Patricia LYNN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WESTERN GILLETTE, INC., Defendant-Appellee. Cyntitha WHITTOM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ITT CANNON ELECTRIC, a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. Nos. 76-1256, 75-2214. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Nov. 21, 1977. Ronald J. Logan (argued), Phoenix, Ariz., for Cyntitha Whittom. William H. Emer (argued), Los Angeles, Cal., for ITT Cannon Elec. James E. Brophy, III (argued), of Ryley, Carlock & Ralston, Phoenix, Ariz., for Western Gillette. Richard L. Green (argued), Phoenix, Ariz., for Patricia Lynn. Appeal from the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. Before BROWNING, WRIGHT and KENNEDY, Circuit Judges. KENNEDY, Circuit Judge: 1 These consolidated appeals address the question of when the ninety-day period for bringing a private civil action begins to run under section 706(f)(1) of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Act"), as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(1) (Supp. V 1975). The issue is whether the period begins to run at the time the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (hereinafter "EEOC" or "Commission")…