James H. McLellan v. Mississippi Power & Light Company, International Brotherhood of Electricalworkers, Local 605 Electrical Workers

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1977-01-20

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TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge: This case presents the question of whether an employee discharged from private employment solely because he filed a petition in voluntary bankruptcy has a cause of action against his employer and his union under 42 U.S.C. § 1985 (3). 1 A divided panel of this court answered in the affirmative. 2 Because of the f…

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