Legal Opinion
Odessa Nunnally v. Charles MacCausland
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 10, 1993No. 92-2302PublishedCited by 113 opinions
1Per curiam
Plamtiff, a former federal employee, appeals pro se from the district court’s decision granting summary judgment to defendant. The district court found that plaintiffs suit was barred by her failure to comply with the 30-day limitations period set forth in the Civil Service Reform Act (“CSRA”), 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2). Plaintiff argued that because of a mental incapacity during the tolling period, the district court should have permitted her suit to proceed under the doctrine of “equitable tolling.”
Plaintiffs complaint alleged that she was discharged from her position with the Defense Logistics…
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