Richardson v. Restaurant Marketing Associates, Inc.

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ CLASS CERTIFICATION MOTION

This is an action alleging racial discrimination in employment in violation of Title VII and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 . Plaintiffs have moved this Court to certify a class in the above-captioned action which is defined as follows:

The motion is brought by the plaintiffs Pamela Marie Richardson, a white female formerly employed by defendant between March 1975, and March 1976, as a department head (dining services director), and Earl Simmons, a black male formerly employed by defendant during 1975 as a delicatessen worker. Both plaintiffs were employed by defendant at the Bank Exchange Restaurant in San Francisco, a facility which is no longer managed by the defendant. Plaintiff Richardson alleges that she was discharged in retaliation for her complaints about the defendant’s alleged racially discriminatory practices; plaintiff Simmons alleges that he was discriminated against and terminated on account of his race. Both plaintiffs’ allegations revolve around the conduct of Mr. Billie Brooks, the manager of the Bank Exchange Restaurant, who is no longer an employee of defendant. Defendant currently manages facilities in six other…