Thompson v. Covington Housing Development Corp.

How later courts describe this case

• discussing factors relevant to determining whether the named plaintiff may appoint new counsel to appeal the approval of a settlement negotiated by former class counsel
• counseling against redeciding questions "absent the most cogent reasons such as the avoidance of manifest injustice"
• experience prerequisite for eligibility for apprenticeship program and on-the-job training found .to perpetuate effects of past discrimination; district court ordered to consider whether experience prerequisite should be shortened
• “To be sure, the assent of named Plaintiffs is not a prerequisite to court approval.”
• previous panel determination not binding in light of intervening Supreme Court decision
• acceptors of individual back pay tender do not waive rights to appeal
• simultaneous negotiations "weigh heavily" against settlement approval
• backpay and reinstatement available under Title VII