Legal Opinion

Tolbert v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided November 1, 1990No. 90-2136PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Per curiam

Michelle Tolbert appeals the dismissal of her Title VII action against her former employer, the Postmaster General of the United States. The district court properly dismissed Tolbert’s claim for failure to exhaust her administrative remedies, and its judgment is affirmed.

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The facts material to this appeal are not disputed. Tolbert was an employee of the United States Postal Service from 1979 until she resigned in November 1981. In 1986 Tolbert applied for re-employment; her application was denied in November 1986. In December 1986 she contacted an officer of the…

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3Cited by81 opinions

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