Opinion ID: 406179
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Text: 84 This is an employment discrimination case brought pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e, et seq. (1978); and 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (1974); by five black males, Samuel Hebert, Willie Nixon, Robert May, James Earls, and Carl Beard, against Monsanto Company, Texas City, Texas, Metal Trades Council (AFL-CIO), and Local 347 International Union of Operating Engineers (Local 347). 1 Plaintiffs have also brought this action pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 23(b)(2) on behalf of all others similarly situated, and they seek a permanent injunction, declaratory relief, back wages and lost seniority. 85 Before the Court are Plaintiffs' Motion to Redefine the Class and Defendants Monsanto and AFL-CIO's Motions to Limit the Issues which plaintiffs may raise in their Title VII cause of action. Plaintiffs' Motion to Redefine the Case will be granted and Defendants' Motion to Limit Issues will be granted in part and denied in part. Because the procedural history of this case is important to the determination of plaintiffs' motion to redefine the class, a short summary of that history follows.