Legal Opinion
Franklin BROWN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. J.I. CASE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 17, 1985No. 84-1017PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUMMINGS, Chief Judge.
Plaintiff Franklin Brown appeals from the district court’s grant of defendant’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). The court ruled that plaintiff’s complaint charging a violation of Title VII was time-barred because it was not filed within ninety days of receiving a Notice of Right-to-Sue from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) as is required by Section 706(f)(1) of Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(l). For the reasons set forth below, we reverse in accordance with our December 7th…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Baldwin County Welcome Center v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- George L. HARRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. WALGREEN’S DISTRIBUTION CENTER, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1972
- Peter J. WRENN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN CAST IRON PIPE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Raphel R. ANOOYA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HILTON HOTELS CORPORATION, a Foreign Corporation, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Daryl Ford Valenzuela v. Kraft, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- Theola A. Jarrett v. Us Sprint Communications CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994
- Hattie Paulk v. Department of the Air Force, Chanute Air Force BaseCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987
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