Legal Opinion
Earl RICE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HAMILTON AIR FORCE BASE COMMISSARY, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 21, 1983No. 81-4626PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHOY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Earl Rice claims he was subjected to employment discrimination in violation of section 717 of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16. The district court dismissed Rice’s action for failure to file within the statute’s jurisdictional filing period and for failure to name the proper defendant. Because we hold that Rice’s request for appointment of counsel, filed with a right-to-sue letter within the jurisdictional time limit, may be deemed the “filing of a civil action” within the…
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