Legal Opinion

Ruth WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GRUMMAN OHIO CORP., Fka Grumman Flxible Corp., Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided April 1, 1987No. 86-3065PublishedCited by 82 opinions

1Per curiam

The district court dismissed Ruth Wilson’s Title VII complaint against Grumman because the complaint was filed more than ninety days after receipt of her “right-to-sue” letter from the EEOC. We affirm the district court.

Wilson received her “right-to-sue” letter from the EEOC on June 14, 1984. She filed her original claim in district court on September 10, 1984, eighty-seven days after receiving the notice. However, she failed to perfect service on Grumman for approximately eight months. The district court granted Grumman’s motion to dismiss on the grounds that Wilson’s failure to perfect…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Baldwin County Welcome Center v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Murray Stein v. Reynolds Securities, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  5. Shihshu Walter Wei v. State of HawaiiCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985

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3Cited by82 opinions

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