Legal Opinion
Cosgrove v. Bolger
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1985No. 84-6346PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of Cosgrove’s complaint alleging employment discrimination because of a physical handicap in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. After four years of litigation and exhaustion of administrative remedies, the district court dismissed the action because the original pro se complaint did not specifically name the Postmaster General as the defendant as required by 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(c).1 We reverse and remand because Cos-grove’s amended complaint satisfied the statutory requirements by correctly…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Brown v. General Services AdministrationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Boyd v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Martinez v. OrrCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1984
- Theodore S. Cooper v. Griffin B. BellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Karen A. Cooper v. U.S. Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Bailey v. MarshDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1987
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- 39 Fair empl.prac.cas. 501, 38 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 35,749 Richard J. Cosgrove v. William Bolger, in His Official Capacity as Head of the United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
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