Legal Opinion

Michael Smith v. Gilbert F. Casellas, Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided September 2, 1997No. 97-5015PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY AFFIRMANCE

Before: WALD, WILLIAMS, and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed PER CURIAM.

2Per curiam

Appellant Michael Smith filed suit against Gilbert Casellas in his official capacity as Chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), seeking $10.5 million in damages based on the EEOC’s alleged negligence, fraud, and other impropriety in processing a discrimination charge Smith filed against his employer. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted, without further elaboration. We affirm the…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Mildred E. FRANCIS-SOBEL, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, Everett O. Ware, Et Al., Defendants, AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
  2. Nazareen WARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  3. Jerry McCOTTRELL, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
  4. W.M. Scheerer v. Rose State College Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Donald Burris, and Evan KempCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1991
  5. Jay Lee GIBSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

4Cited by69 opinions

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  4. Braun v. U.S. Dep't of the InteriorCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018
  5. Koch v. SchapiroDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013

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