Legal Opinion

Ornelas v. Scoa Industries, Inc.

Court of Appeals of Arizona

Decided October 17, 1978No. 2 CA-Civ 2973PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RICHMOND, Chief Judge.

This appeal presents the following question: is the timely filing of a charge with the Arizona Civil Rights Division a jurisdictional prerequisite to a suit based on employment discrimination? The lower court ruled that it was and granted appellee’s motion to dismiss appellant’s claim for relief under the Arizona Civil Rights Act. A.R.S. § 1401, et seq. We agree with the trial court and affirm.

Subsection A of A.R.S. § 41-1481 provides in pertinent part:

A charge under this section shall be filed within one hundred and eighty days after the alleged unlawful…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. United Air Lines, Inc. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. International Union of Electrical, Radio & MacHine Workers v. Robbins & Myers, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Mrs. Roger McMillan REEB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. Mary GREENE, Appellant, v. CARTER CARBURETOR CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  5. Stevenson v. International Paper Co.District Court, W.D. Louisiana · 1977

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3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Evelyn Bodett, Wife David Bodett, Husband v. Coxcom, Inc., a Delaware CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2004
  2. Madden-Tyler v. Maricopa CountyCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1997
  3. Peterson v. SurpriseCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2018
  4. Bailey-Null v. ValueOptionsCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2009
  5. Dawson v. Superior CourtCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1990

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