Legal Opinion
James F. Santa Maria v. Pacific Bell
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 25, 2000No. 98-16437PublishedCited by 232 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SILVERMAN, Circuit Judge:
This disability discrimination case concerns the circumstances under which equitable estoppel or equitable tolling will excuse the failure to file a timely EEOC charge. We hold that a plaintiffs reasonable reliance on fraudulent concealment is required for application of the doctrine of equitable estoppel. We also hold that equitable tolling will not excuse the untimely filing of an EEOC charge by a plaintiff who, within the time limit, knew or should have known of the existence of a possible disability discrimination claim.
I. Facts
A. Santa Maria’s Employment with…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Holmberg v. ArmbrechtSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Joseph F. Cada v. Baxter Healthcare CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1991
- Roger Justice v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1993
- Naton v. Bank of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- Truitt v. County of WayneCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
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3Cited by232 opinions
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- Oscar Socop-Gonzalez v. Immigration and Naturalization ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2001
- Lien Huynh v. Chase Manhattan BankCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2006
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