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POWELL v. GEORGIA PAC. CORP.

Nos. ED-73-C-1, ED-73-C-3.

535 F.Supp. 713 (1982)

Waymon POWELL, Claudell Smith, Willie Griffin, Hershel Ward and Odell Lawson, Plaintiffs, v. GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION: International Woodworkers of America, AFL-CIO: and Local 5-475, International Woodworkers of America, Defendants. INTERNATIONAL WOODWORKERS OF AMERICA, AFL-CIO, and its Local 5-475 Plaintiffs, v. GEORGIA PACIFIC CORPORATION, Defendant.

United States District Court, W. D. Arkansas, El Dorado Division.

On Motion to Alter or Modify Opinion December 19, 1980.

On Time Limitations and Type of Hearing March 17, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Perlesta A. Hollingsworth, P.A., John W. Walker, P.A., Little Rock, Ark., Jack Greenberg, Ronald L. Ellis, New York City, for individual plaintiffs.

Youngdahl & Larrison, James E. Youngdahl, Lynn-Marie Crider, Little Rock, Ark., for IWA and its local.

Wright, Lindsey & Jennings, Robert S. Lindsey, Little Rock, Ark., Elarbee, Clark & Paul, J. Lewis Sapp, Atlanta, Ga., for Georgia-Pacific Corp. defendant.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

OREN HARRIS, District Judge.

Waymon Powell, Claudell Smith, Willie Griffin, Hershel Ward and Odell Lawson initiated this action alleging that they represent a class of black employees and applicants for employment at the facilities of Georgia-Pacific Corporation at Crossett, Arkansas, who have suffered racial discrimination in employment and employment decisions. International Woodworkers of America, AFL-CIO, CLC, and its Local 5-475,...

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