Legal Opinion

Alja-Iz v. United States Virgin Islands Department of Education

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided August 28, 2015No. 15-2005UnpublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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2Per curiam

Pro se appellant Caliph Alja-Iz (“Alja-Iz”) brought an employment-discrimination suit against the Virgin Islands Department of Education (“the Department”). He now appeals the District Court’s order dismissing his complaint for failure to state a claim. Because that appeal presents no substantial question, we will summarily affirm the District Court’s order. See 3d Cir. L.A.R. 27.4; I.O.P. 10.6.

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Alja-Iz filed a complaint alleging that the Department failed to hire him for a teaching position in violation of several federal statutes: (1) the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as…

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