Legal Opinion
Jose A. Soto v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 6, 1990No. 89-2123PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSENN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Jose A. Soto, a former postal worker, brought a discrimination claim under 29 U.S.C. § 791, against the United States Postal Service (Postal Service) claiming that it had wrongfully discharged him because of what he euphemistically describes as a handicap, drug addiction. The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, upon motion by the Postal Service, granted summary judgment on statute of limitations grounds. It ruled that Soto had filed the complaint against an improper defendant and that it should have been filed against the Postmaster…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Thomasina Mack v. The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- John E. Rys, Jr. v. U.S. Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- Lulu R. Williams v. Army and Air Force Exchange ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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3Cited by32 opinions
- Donald A. JENSEN, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Anthony M. FRANK, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Defendant, AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1990
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- Ramos v. RomanDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2000
- Meyer v. RunyonDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1994
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