Legal Opinion
Tapia-Tapia v. United States
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 19, 2003No. 02-1985PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
This appeal arises out of a civil action brought by plaintiff-appellant Jorge Luis Tapia-Tapia (Tapia), a longtime postal worker, against the Postmaster General, the United States, and the United States Postal Service. 1 (We sometimes refer to the defendants-appellees, collectively, as the Postal Service.) In his amended complaint, the appellant alleges violations of the First and Fifth Amendments to the United States Constitution and several federal statutes, including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA), 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634. Pertinently, he claims that the…
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