Legal Opinion
McCollum v. Bolger
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 1986No. Nos. 85-8680, 85-8681 and 85-8682PublishedCited by 107 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Senior Circuit Judge:
This is not the usual employment discrimination case, as one might think from the pleadings. The dispute here began and continued as a result of the personal animus the plaintiffs bore for a postmaster whom they blame for certain set-backs they suffered as postal employees.
The plaintiffs are three members of the McCollum family. The local defendant is George T. Howard, Postmaster of the Rome, Georgia, branch of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Although many issues have been presented by the parties, the primary issue on appeal is what constitutes a…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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3Cited by107 opinions
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