Legal Opinion
Vinieratos v. United States, Department of the Air Force ex rel. Aldridge
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 23, 1991No. Nos. 89-55718, 89-55719PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
Edward Vinieratos charges the United States Air Force with employment discrimination and wrongful removal from his civilian job. More specifically, he challenges two Air Force decisions: the decision to discontinue providing certain “accommodations” for his alleged mental handicap and the subsequent decision to terminate his employment as an engineer. After filing a multitude of formal and informal complaints under three separate administrative systems, he filed two virtually identical complaints in the district court. The court consolidated and dismissed both…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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