Legal Opinion
Smith v. Potter
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 29, 2008No. 07-1530PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff sued the postal service in December 2004 charging sex discrimination in the form of sexual harassment, in violation of Title VII. The complaint alleged that coworkers made sexually offensive comments to her and also touched her in sexually offensive ways and that management refused despite her complaints to act against the harassment. She asked for damages and an injunction. The defendant did not file an answer, but instead moved to dismiss the suit on the basis of improper service. Before the judge could decide the motion, the plaintiff filed a notice of…
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