Legal Opinion
Gordon E. Wright v. Marvin Runyon, Postmaster General
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 10, 1993No. 92-3490PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Gordon Wright was an employee of the United States Postal Service (USPS) from October 1971 until May 1987. For most of that time he was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Seventh Day Adventists observe their Sabbath from sundown Friday until sundown Saturday, and during that time they must refrain from any employment activities. Wright contends that he was forced to resign his position because the USPS failed reasonably to accommodate his religious practices in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The district court granted summary judgment…
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