Legal Opinion

Irvin H. Hilliard v. United States Postal Service

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided March 26, 1987No. 85-6035PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KEITH, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises from the district court’s grant of appellee United States Postal Service’s motion to dismiss appellant Hilliard’s complaint for failure to file suit during the 30 day limitations period of 5 U.S.C. § 7703(b)(2). 1 This Court finds that appellant’s complaint was not timely filed. Thus, we affirm the judgment of the Honorable Julia Smith Gibbons, United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.

Appellant, a handicapped person, brought this action before the Merit Systems Protection Board (“MSPB”) claiming that his discharge from the…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Salmeron v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  2. Robert L. Rust v. Quality Car Corral, Inc. And the Provident BankCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
  3. Jimmy Dale Lofton, in Pro Se v. Margaret M. Heckler, as Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
  4. Clayton v. Republic Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  5. Frances E. King v. Elizabeth H. Dole, Secretary of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1986

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3Cited by57 opinions

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  3. National Enterprises, Inc. v. Paul SmithCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1997
  4. Greater Detroit Resource Recovery Authority and Combustion Engineering v. The United States Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
  5. Andrew Bartlik v. United States Department of Labor and Tennessee Valley AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995

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