Legal Opinion
Olga J. Fox v. The Eaton Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided February 21, 1980No. 77-3374PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY BROWN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant, Olga J. Fox (Fox), appeals from a judgment of the district court dismissing her Title VII action based on alleged sex discrimination. The district court held, on a motion to dismiss, that, since Fox had failed to commence this action in federal court within ninety days of receiving her right-to-sue letter, her action must be dismissed as untimely filed.
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Fox was employed by the appellee, the Eaton Corporation (Eaton), from 1942 until 1972. On August 30, 1972, Fox was released from employment when the plant at which she was working was closed. In…
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