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Feminist attorney Gloria Allred on Friday brought her second lawsuit in as many months against an Orange County country club, charging that a Newport Beach club has systematically discriminated against their women members through its fees and policies.
Allred filed the suit in Santa Ana against the Newport Beach Country Club on behalf of 28 women plaintiffs, alleging that single women have had to pay as much as $8,500 more than single men if they wanted to become equity members of the club under a revised 1986 policy.
Officials with the 1,200-member club refused to comment on the lawsuit or on their fees and policies. "We haven't seen the lawsuit yet and have nothing to say about this," said clubhouse manager Jackie Morrissey.
Said plaintiff Lynne Bennett, 60, of Newport Beach: "We feel that the cost differences incurred in buying memberships were inequitable and unfair."
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