Legal Opinion
Fenyang Stewart v. Andrei Iancu
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 8, 2019No. 17-1815PublishedCited by 171 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYNN, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises from the district court's determination that Fenyang Ajamu Stewart ("Stewart") is required to wait longer than 180 days to commence a civil action under Title VII and the Rehabilitation Act after amending his initial administrative complaint before the relevant agency. But the text of Title VII, as well as the legislative context and purpose, plainly states that a claimant may commence a civil action 180 days from "the filing of the initial charge ." 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(c) (emphasis added). We, therefore, reverse the district court and remand for…
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