Legal Opinion
Nilsen v. City of Moss Point
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 7, 1980No. Nos. 79-1969, 79-1977PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff appeals from summary judgment in two ■ Title VII sex discrimination actions. Agreeing with the district court that she failed to comply with statutorily mandated limitations periods for Title VII actions, and holding that the district court did not abuse its discretion in dismissing other motions in the case, we affirm.
In the summer of 1974 plaintiff Agnes Nilsen applied for a job as a fire fighter with the Fire Department in Moss Point, Mississippi. After not being hired, she filed an EEOC charge of sex-based discrimination, naming as respondent the City of…
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3Cited by46 opinions
- Agnes E. NILSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the CITY OF MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
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- Kuehne & Nagel (AG & Co.) v. Geosource, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Agnes E. NILSEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the CITY OF MOSS POINT, MISSISSIPPI, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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