Legal Opinion
Michael Pagano v. Anthony M. Frank, Postmaster General, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 13, 1993No. 92-1952PublishedCited by 277 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
The United States Postal Service prides itself on surmounting obstacles that nature places in its path. 1 In this bitterly contested case, plaintiff-appellant Michael Pagano, a veteran postal worker, complains that, whatever success the Service may have encountered in its struggle with the elements, it has been unable to surmount a man-made obstacle: prejudice in the workplace. The district court ruled in favor of the defendant. Finding appellant’s arguments to be unpersuasive, we affirm.
1. BACKGROUND
The Lynnfield Post Office hired appellant as a part-time mail carrier in…
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