# Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-Appellee

> Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · August 17, 1970 · 431 F.2d 455

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/cases/9455995

## Case

- **Full name:** 2 Fair empl.prac.cas. 788, 2 Fair empl.prac.cas. 912, 2 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,252 Celia Sanchez v. Standard Brands, Inc.
- **Court:** Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- **Decided:** August 17, 1970
- **Citations:** 431 F.2d 455
- **Precedential status:** Published
- **Opinion:** Dissent by Godbold
- **Judges:** Godbold, Rives, Goldberg
- **Cited by:** 1,021 later opinions in the Frix Law Library

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## Opinion text

GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
I dissent from the denial of petition for rehearing.

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