Legal Opinion
Joe Nathan Price v. Digital Equipment Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 15, 1988No. 87-6242PublishedCited by 122 opinions
1Per curiam
Pro se appellant Joe Nathan Price appeals from an adverse summary judgment rendered against him dismissing his employment discrimination suit on grounds that it is time barred. We vacate and remand for further proceedings.
Price was employed as a computer software specialist by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) from January 1982 until October 1985. In April 1984, Price sued DEC alleging that he was the victim of racial discrimination in the workplace. Defendant in that lawsuit did not receive service of process, and the suit was dismissed for failure of service.
On October 3, 1985, DEC fired…
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