The Miller-Wohl Co., Inc. v. Commissioner Of Labor And Industry

694 F.2d 203 30 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 866 The MILLER-WOHL CO., INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF LABOR AND INDUSTRY, STATE OF MONTANA, and Tamara L. Buley, Defendants-Appellees. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, California Dep't of Fair Employment & Housing, Employment Law Center, and Equal Rights Advocates, Inc., Amici Curiae. No. 81-3333. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 9, 1982. Decided Aug. 27, 1982. Order Dec. 7, 1982. Charles L. Fine, Phoenix, Ariz., for plaintiff-appellant. Paul Van Tricht, Helena, Mont., argued, for Com'r of Labor. Richard R. Buley, Missoula, Mont., argued, for T.L. Buley; Tipp, Hoven, Skjelset & Fizzell, Missoula, Mont., on brief. Linda Krieger, San Francisco, Cal., for Dept. of Fair Employment. Karen MacRae Smith, Washington, D.C., for E.E.O.C. Before WRIGHT, KILKENNY and CANBY, Circuit Judges: ORDER 1 Amici curiae Employment Law Center and Equal Rights Advocates, Inc. raised, briefed, and argued, at the appellate level, the jurisdictional issue that disposed of this case. 1 They now present us with an extraordinary request: they move for an award of attorney fees from the unsuccessful…