Legal Opinion
Harris v. Secretary, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 10, 1997No. 96-5091PublishedCited by 158 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge EDWARDS.
EDWARDS, Chief Judge:
This ease requires the court to decide what course the District Court should take when a party raises the affirmative defense of statute of limitations for the first time in a dispositive motion, rather than in a responsive pleading as required by Rule 8(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Appellant Geraldine Harris (Geraldine Harris Coombs at the time of the events in question) sued Appellee Department of Veterans Affairs (“Department”) for racial discrimination under Title VII, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (1994).…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- William L. Mondy v. Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1988
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