47 Fair empl.prac.cas. 163, 44 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,367 Frank Atonio, Eugene Baclig, Randy Del Fierro, Clarke Kido, Lester Kuramoto, Alan Lew, Curtis Lew, Robert Morris, Joaquin Arruiza, Barbara Viernes, as Administratrix of the Estate of Gene Allen Viernes, and All Others Similarly Situated v. Wards Cove Packing Company, Inc., Castle & Cooke, Inc., and Columbia Wards Fisheries

Good Law

827 F.2d 439

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitSeptember 2, 198784-3527California5,663 words

Opinion

827 F.2d 439 47 Fair Empl.Prac.Cas. 163 , 44 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,367 Frank ATONIO, Eugene Baclig, Randy del Fierro, Clarke Kido, Lester Kuramoto, Alan Lew, Curtis Lew, Robert Morris, Joaquin Arruiza, Barbara Viernes, as administratrix of the estate of Gene Allen Viernes, and all others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. WARDS COVE PACKING COMPANY, INC., Castle & Cooke, Inc., and Columbia Wards Fisheries, Defendants-Appellees. Nos. 83-4263, 84-3527. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Feb. 18, 1986. En Banc Opinion Feb. 23, 1987. Decided Sept. 2, 1987. Abraham A. Arditi, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiffs-appellants. Douglas M. Fryer, Douglas M. Duncan, Seattle, Wash., for defendants-appellees. Bill Lann Lee, Los Angeles, Cal., and Robert Williams, Washington, D.C., for amicus curiae. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. Before CHOY, ANDERSON, and TANG, Circuit Judges. TANG, Circuit Judge: I. 1 Former salmon cannery workers sued their employers for discrimination on the basis of race, advancing both disparate treatment and disparate impact claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of…

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Parties

47 Fair empl.prac.cas. 163, 44 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,367 Frank Atonio, Eugene Baclig, Randy Del Fierro, Clarke Kido, Lester Kuramoto, Alan Lew, Curtis Lew, Robert Morris, Joaquin Arruiza, Barbara Viernes
Plaintiff
Wards Cove Packing Company, Inc., Castle & Cooke, Inc., and Columbia Wards Fisheries
Defendant

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