Legal Opinion

Janet JONES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Marvin T. RUNYON, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided July 31, 1996No. 95-6130PublishedCited by 100 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Janet Jones appeals an order of the district court granting defendant’s motion to dismiss this Title VII action. The district court concluded that it lacked jurisdiction over the action because Jones had failed to exhaust her administrative remedies. We affirm.

Exhaustion of administrative remedies is a “jurisdictional prerequisite” to suit under Title VII. Sampson v. Civiletti, 632 F.2d 860, 862 (10th Cir.1980). 1 We review de novo the district court’s dismissal of an action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Weiss v. United States, 889 F.2d 937, 938 (10th…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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  3. Sujoy GUPTA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EAST TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  4. In Re David L. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1993
  5. Roland T. Ingels v. Thiokol CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1994

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3Cited by100 opinions

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  4. Jones v. United Parcel Service, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2007
  5. Sizova v. National Institute of Standards & TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002

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