Legal Opinion

Catherine H. Johnson MILAM, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided April 30, 1982No. 81-7933PublishedCited by 53 opinions

Non-Argument Calendar.

1Opinion of the Court

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:

The Postal Service dismissed plaintiff Catherine Milam, asserting that she was undependable. Milam responded by filing a complaint with the Postal Service’s equal employment opportunity officer, alleging that her gender and physical handicap were the real basis for her discharge. When the Postal Service later appealed a state labor department order granting Milam unemployment compensation, she filed a second complaint alleging that the appeal was in retaliation of her filing of the first complaint.

The Postal Service officer found both complaints groundless and notified…

2Cases cited4 opinions

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  2. W. B. COKE, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. GENERAL ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. Walter SESSIONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RUSK STATE HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. Estelle M. KANE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DOUGLAS, ELLIMAN, HOLLYDAY & IVES, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980

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  4. Martinez v. OrrCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
  5. Nikolas ZOGRAFOV, M.D., Appellant, v. V.A. MEDICAL CENTER, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985

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