Legal Opinion
Earl Johnson v. General Electric
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided February 22, 1988No. 87-1752PublishedCited by 101 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Earl Johnson brought suit against his employer, General Electric Company, for discriminating against him on the basis of race. Johnson’s complaint alleged three separate violations of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e — 2000e-17. The district court granted defendant’s motion to dismiss all three counts as being untimely. We affirm, though on different grounds with regard to Count II.
In June 1980, appellant filed a union grievance alleging that General Electric twice had denied him promotions to senior design positions because he was…
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