Title: William B. Gould IV Collection Genre: Papers Dates: 1971-1981 Size : 2 linear feet, 2 storage boxes ID#: 1277 OCLC: Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor & Urban Affairs |
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William B. Gould IV was born in Boston July 16, 1936. After graduating from Cornell Law School in 1961, he took a job as assistant general counsel with the United Auto Workers in Detroit. The following year he studied comparative labor law at the London School of Economics, returning to the United States in the mid-sixties to work for the National Labor Relations Board and representing management in labor law matters for a New York law firm. In 1968, he joined the faculty of the Wayne State University Law School. Since March, 1994 he has been on leave from his position as Charles A. Beardsley Professor of Law at Stanford University Law School, an appointment he has held since 1972, while serving as Chairman of the National Labor Relations Board.
William B. Gould IV served as lead counsel in Stamps v. Detroit Edison Co., a class action lawsuit filed in 1971 by the ACLU and Gould on behalf of Edison employee Willie Stamps and the Association for the Betterment of Black Edison Employees. The EEOC later joined the case with a suit against Edison on behalf of Edison employees James Atkinson and Darney Stanfield. Both cases charged the utility with systematic racial discrimination in hiring and promoting African Americans. The suits were later combined. In 1979, after Edison’s unsuccessful appeal of U. S. District Judge Damon Keith’s ruling, the plaintiffs were finally awarded $5,350,000, the largest per capita settlement in the history of employment discrimination litigation.
The William B. Gould IV Collection consists of correspondence, clippings, legal briefs, court and meeting proceedings, depositions, and other legal material related to Stamps v.Detroit Edison Co.
Roger Craig
Damon Keith
Sanford Jay Rosen
Howard Rubin
Willie Stamps
Sheldon Stark
Afro-Americans--Discrimination in employment
Association for the Betterment of Black Edison Employees
Detroit Edison Company
Discrimination in employment--Law and legislation
Discrimination in employment--Michigan--Detroit
Trade unions--Race discrimination
UAW Local 223
Contents |
[Box1] [Box2] |
[Box 1]
1-3. U.S. District Court; court proceedings, 1973 Mar
4-6. ;meeting transcript, 1974 May-Sep
7. ;brief, plaintiff's answer to interrogatories, 1971 Nov
8. ;brief, defendant's answer to interrogatories, 1972 Jul
9. ;brief, notice of hearing and motion to dismiss ABBEE (Association for the Betterment of Black Edison Employees), 1972 Oct
10-11. ;brief, motion to dismiss ABBEE for lack of standing, 1972 Oct
12. ;brief, answer to motion to dismiss ABBEE as plaintiff, 1972 Nov
13. ;brief, motion to dismiss party plaintiff, 1973 Jan
14. ;brief, memorandum order granting motion to dismiss party plaintiff, 1973 Jan
15. ;brief, pre-trial brief of defendant, 1973 Feb
16. ;brief, consent decree, 1973 Feb
17. ;brief, support for plaintiff's motion to amend complaint, 1973 Mar
18. ;brief, answer to motion for reconsideration of order dismissing ABBEE as plaintiff, 1973 Apr
19. ;brief, reply to memorandum of law in support of plaintiff's motion to amend complaint, 1973 Apr
20. ;brief, motion for rehearing of order dismissing ABBEE as party plaintiff, 1973 Apr
21. ;brief, memorandum of law, 1973 Apr
22. ;brief, order of substitution, 1974 Apr
23. ;brief, defendant's fact findings and conclusions of law, 1973 May
24. ;brief, Local 223 brief and arguments following trial, 1973 May
25. ;brief, defendant's fact findings and conclusion of law, 1973 May
26. ;brief, Local 17 proposed fact findings and conclusion of law, 1973 May
27. ;brief, memorandum of law, 1973 May
28. ;brief, plaintiff's finding of fact, 1973 May
29. ;brief, memorandum order denying plaintiff's motion to amend complaint, 1973 May
30. ;brief, memo denying reconsideration of order denying standing to party plaintiff, 1973 May
31. ;brief, fact finding, conclusions of law, and decree, 1973 May
32. ;brief, opposition to Detroit Edison's motion for stay of proceedings after appeal, 1973 Oct
33. ;brief, plaintiff's reply memorandum of law, 1973 Dec
34. ;brief, plaintiffs reply memorandum of law, 1973 Dec
35. ;brief, proof of service and support of Local 223 motion for new trial, 1973 Dec
36. ;brief, motion for award of attorney's fees and affidavits, 1977 Apr
37. ;brief, memorandum of defendant opposing plaintiff's motion for commencement of back pay proceedings, 1977 May
38. U.S. District Court;brief, memorandum of defendant opposing plaintiffs motion for award of attorney's fees and in support of cross-motion for dismissal or discovery, 1977 May
39. ;brief, dismissal of plaintiff's motion for award of attorney's fees or for discovery; and, affidavit opposing plaintiff's motion for back pay proceedings and supporting defendant's cross-motion for dismissal or for discovery, 1977 May
40. ;brief, EEOC's proposed order on mandate, 1978 Jan
41. ;brief, plaintiff's memorandum supporting its mandate order and in response to orders of other parties, 1978 Feb
42. ;brief, final order and decree, 1978 Jul
43. ;brief, notice to black persons who unsuccessfully applied for employment at Detroit Edison between 1969-74, c. 1978
44. ;brief, memorandum of plaintiff in response to objections of Locals 223 and 17 to the proposed consent order, c. 1978
45. ;brief, joint motion for provisional approval of consent order, 1979 Jan
46. ;brief, EEOC's memorandum in support of joint motion for provisional approval of consent order, 1979 Jan
47. ;brief, supplemental EEOC memorandum in support of motion for approval of consent order, 1979 Jan
48. ;brief, Local 17's memorandum objecting to Detroit Edison's and EEOC's proposed consent order, 1979 Jan
49. ;brief, approval of parties proposed settlement and consent order, 1979 Aug
50. ;brief, approval of proposed settlement and consent order, 1979 Oct
51. ;brief, report on proposed settlement and consent order affecting the employee class, 1979 Nov
52. ;brief, order approving proposed consent order, 1979 Dec
53. ;brief, memorandum opinion on final approval of proposed settlement for the employee class, 1980 May
54. ;brief, consent order, 1980 Sep
55. ;brief, final approval of proposed settlement for rejected applicants class, 1980 Dec
56. ;brief, consent order, 1980 Dec
57. ;brief, order, 1980 Dec
58. ;brief, defendants response to employee class settlement, c. 1980
59. ;brief, motion for payment of attorney fees, 1981 Feb
60. ;brief, results of interviews of 87 white employees of Detroit Edison by FBI, n.d.
61. ;brief, plaintiff's memorandum for attorney's fees, n.d.
62. ;brief, support of motion to deny defendant's motion to dismiss ABBEE as plaintiff, n.d.
63. ;brief, proposed decree, n.d.
[Box 2]
1. U.S. District Court; deposition of Theopolis Carter, 1971 Nov
2. ; deposition of Authur Lacey, 1971 Jul
3. ; deposition of William Liedal, 1972 Sep
4. ; deposition of William Roskind, 1972 Sep
5. ; deposition of James P. Vary, 1972 Sep
6. ; deposition of Willie Thomas, 1972 Sep
7. ; deposition of Emil Ruch, 1972 Sep
8. ; deposition of Robert Schwab, 1972 Sep
9-12. ; defendant's answer to interrogatories 1-74, n.d.
13. ; plaintiffs second interrogatories, 1971 Dec
14. ; qualifications of expert witnesses, 1973
15. Appendix; USA v. Virginia Electric and Power Company, 1971
16. U.S. Court of Appeals; brief, affidavit of William Gould, 1973 Nov
17. ;brief, memorandum of law in support of plaintiff's motion to amend complaint; proceedings from U.VS. district court from Jun 5, 1973, 1973 c.
18. ; brief, motion for stay pending appeal, 1974 Mar
19. ;brief, affidavit of James Brenner in support of application for stay, 1974 Mar
20. ;brief, affidavit of Robert E. Schwab in support of application for stay, 1974 Mar
21. ;brief, preliminary statement, 1974 Apr
22. ;brief, reply brief in opposition to motion for stay pending appeal, 1974 Apr
23. ;brief, miscellaneous briefs, 1974 Apr
24. ;brief, reply in opposition to motion for stay pending appeal, 1974 Apr
25. ;brief, motion for stay pending appeal, 1974 c.
26. ;brief, support of motion for stay pending appeal, c.1974
27. ;brief, petition for reconsideration for rehearing en banc, 1975 Mar
28. ;brief, reply to petition of defendant, 1977 Oct
29. ;brief, on behalf of defendant-appellant Local 223, 1978 Nov
30. ;brief, of EEOC as amicus curiae, n.d.
31. ;brief, defendant's reply brief, n.d.
32. U.S. Supreme Court; petition for writ of certiorari to the U.S. Court of Appeals, 1975
33. ;Detroit Edison's brief in response to Stamps petition for certiorari, 1975
34. ;brief of Stamps in response to locals petitions for certiorari, 1975
35. ;joint appendix, 1975
36. ___, brief for EEOC in opposition, 1975
37. Statement to EEOC by Willie Stamps, 1971
38. Memo; re: Liability of union Locals 223 and 17 in the Detroit Edison Case, from Howard Rubin, 1971 Dec
39. EEOC fact finding, 1971 Sep
40. Exhibits, n.d.
41. Correspondence, 1971-81
42. Clippings, 1972-79