Legal Opinion
Leonard W. Taylor v. United States Postal Service Anthony Frank, U.S. Postmaster General
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 16, 1991No. 90-4087PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Leonard W. Taylor brought suit under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq., alleging that the United States Postal Service discriminated against him on the basis of his physical handicap by refusing to hire him as a postal distribution clerk. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c)(1), the parties consented to have all the proceedings, including the trial and entry of final judgment, conducted by a United States Magistrate. Following a six day, non-jury trial, the magistrate ordered that judgment be entered in favor of the Postal Service, finding…
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