Legal Opinion

Richard G. ESPINOZA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided March 11, 1985No. 84-2469PublishedCited by 142 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RANDALL, Circuit Judge:

Richard G. Espinoza appeals the district court’s dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of his suit against his employer, Missouri Pacific Railroad Co., alleging racial discrimination in employment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. The district court concluded that it lacked jurisdiction because Espinoza did not file suit within ninety days after notice of his right to sue Missouri Pacific was given by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. We affirm.

The statute, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(1), provides…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. John D. Williamson, Plaintiffs-Appellants-Cross v. Gordon G. Tucker, Defendants-Appellees-CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. Baldwin County Welcome Center v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Agnes E. NILSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the CITY OF MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by142 opinions

  1. Taylor v. Books a Million, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  2. Gwendolyn T. Graham-Humphreys, Plaintiff-Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, Inc., Defendant-Appellee/cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
  3. In Re United Services Automobile Ass'nTexas Supreme Court · 2010
  4. Aurelia SCHOLAR, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. PACIFIC BELL, a Pacific Telesis Company, a Corporation, Defendant/AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  5. Thigpen v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1986

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