Legal Opinion
Donald R. CLEVELAND, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY, AKA McDonnell-Douglas Corporation, a Corporation, Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1975No. 73--1950PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
Cleveland appeals the order of the district court dismissing his complaint brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e). Cleveland claimed that he was terminated by Douglas Aircraft Company (Douglas) for racial motives. The district court dismissed the action because it concluded that Cleveland had failed to comply with 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e) since he filed the action more than 30 days after first receiving notice from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) of his right to sue. 1 The court judged this requirement to be jurisdictional and…
3Cases cited13 opinions
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- Rosenman v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Munro v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Kavanagh v. NobleSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Jeannette M. GATES, Appellee, v. GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORPORATION, a Corporation, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
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4Cited by53 opinions
- Herman GONZALEZ, Etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Raymond MOORE, Appellant, v. ST. LOUIS MUSIC SUPPLY COMPANY, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
- Earl RICE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HAMILTON AIR FORCE BASE COMMISSARY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Theodore S. Cooper v. Griffin B. BellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Hochstadt v. Worcester Foundation for Experimental Biology, Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1976
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