Cotton v. Hinton

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1977-09-30

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JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge: The sole issue in this employment discrimination case is whether or not the District Judge clearly abused his discretion in approving a settlement entered into by a plaintiff class of employees. Objectors bring this appeal seeking to overturn the compromise. We affirm. On December 28, 1971, following submission of their claims to the administrative process of the Equal Emplo…

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