Legal Opinion

Joe D. URRUTIA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. VALERO ENERGY CORP. and Jerry Woodson, Defendants-Appellees

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 31, 1988No. 87-5548PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:

This case raises the question whether the EEOC’s 300-day filing period for employment discrimination claims under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., is available when the appellant failed to file his claim with the Texas Commission within its 180 day limitation period. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has a typical worksharing agreement with the Texas Commission on Human Rights (TCHR). Another panel of this Court has now held that a filing within the 300 day period is timely. That case controls our decision unless there are distinguishing…

2Cases cited14 opinions

Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
Cynthia Gilardi v. Gary Schroeder, D/B/A Gary Schroeder TruckingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
Seredinski, Louise v. Clifton Precision Products Co., a Division of Litton Systems, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
Michael E. MENNOR, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. the FORT HOOD NATIONAL BANK, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
Rasimas v. Michigan Department of Mental HealthCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by21 opinions

Messer v. MenoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
Leroy GRIFFIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DALLAS, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
Sill v. Sweeney (In Re Sweeney)Bankruptcy Appellate Panel of the Sixth Circuit · 2002
Brenda Pope v. MCI Telecommunications CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
Janice GRIFFIN, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC., Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989

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