Legal Opinion
Baker v. Runyon
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 12, 1997No. Nos. 96-3307, 96-3514PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLAUM, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff-appellee Mitzi Baker brought suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended in 1991 (“the Act”), seeking both compensatory and punitive damages for sexual harassment she allegedly suffered while employed by the United States Postal Service. Defendant-appellant Marvin T. Runyon, the Postmaster General of the United States, moved to strike Baker’s claim for punitive damages on the ground that the United States Postal Service is a government agency and is therefore exempt from punitive damages under Title VII. As codified at 42 U.S.C. §…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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3Cited by51 opinions
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