Legal Opinion
Dowden v. Tisch
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided June 28, 1989No. Civ. A. B-87-00591-CAPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COBB, District Judge.
This is a federal sector employment discrimination action in which plaintiff alleged his former employer, the United States Postal Service, removed him from employment on the basis of alleged physical handicaps. The facts of this case are set out in a previous opinion by this court, Dowden v. Tisch, 685 F.Supp. 153 (E.D.Tex.1988), when this court dismissed all of Dowden’s claims except his claim of handicap discrimination.
This suit is brought under the Rehabilitation Act, 29 U.S.C.A. § 791. Civil rights actions brought by federal employees pursuant to…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Southeastern Community College v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Chandler v. RoudebushSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- George Dunbar Prewitt, Jr. v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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