Legal Opinion
Bernard Bell v. Harold Brown, Secretary, Department of Defense
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 20, 1977No. 75-1378PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 19721 extended broadly to federal employees the protections against employment discrimination previously conferred generally upon private-sector employees2 by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.3 Section 717(c) of thus-amended Title VII enables an aggrieved federal employee to bring a civil suit in a federal district court *851within 30 days after receipt of notice of final administrative action on the discrimination claim.4 The question on this appeal is whether the 30-day period therefor was triggered,…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- Link v. Wabash RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Udall v. TallmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Brown v. General Services AdministrationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Morton v. MancariSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by53 opinions
- Samuel R. President v. Cyrus R. Vance, Secretary, United States Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Shirley W. IRWIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Bethel v. JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
- Lewis v. Conners Steel Co.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Wagner Seed Company, Inc. v. George Bush, as President of the United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1991
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