Filed September 1, 2006
As long as at least one named plaintiff timely filed an EEOC charge, the precondition to a Title VII action is met for all other named plaintiffs and class members. Griffin v. Dugger, 823 F.2d 1476, 1492 (11th Cir. 1987) (citing Oatis v. Crown Zellerbach Corp., 398 F.2d 496, 498-99 (5th Cir. 1968)) (emphasis added); see also Hines v. Widnall, 334 F.3d 1253, 1257 (11th Cir. 2003) (same); Hartman v. Duffy, 158 F.R.D. 525, 530, 535-36 (D.D.C. 1994) (same); Martinez v. Oakland Scavenger Co., 680 F.Supp. 1377, 1389-90 (N.D. Cal. 1987) (same); Berry v. Pierce, 98 F.R.D. 237, 248 (E.D. Tex. 1983) (same). Therefore, Greenwood may rely upon the charges filed by the other Applicant Class Plaintiffs in his effort to serve as a class representative.2 B. Greenwood Is Seeking Injunctive Relief In This Case