Legal Opinion
John E. Rys, Jr. v. U.S. Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 26, 1989No. 89-1234PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
John E. Rys, Jr., appeals from the district court’s dismissal of his Title VII discrimination action against the United States Postal Service. See 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16. The district court found that Rys had failed to sue the proper party within the 30-day time limit prescribed by 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(c). Rys acknowledges this failure but argues that the district court should have tolled the statute of limitations due to equitable considerations. We disagree and affirm the decision below.
I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
In 1978, Rys, a mailhandler employed by the United…
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