Legal Opinion
Daniel De La Torres v. William F. Bolger, Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 5, 1986No. 85-1375PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Per curiam
Appellant Daniel de la Torres challenges the district court’s dismissal of his employment discrimination suit against the Postmaster General. Because the district judge correctly found that de la Torres was not handicapped within the meaning of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, we affirm.
I
The United States Postal Service hired Daniel de la Torres as a part-time flexible letter carrier for a ninety-day probationary period beginning on June 3, 1978. De la Torres is left-handed. He received a routine three-day general orientation and three days of initial training in street mail…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- George Dunbar Prewitt, Jr. v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Boyd v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Walter D. McGuinness v. United States Postal Service, Felix J. Jackson, and A.A. Winslow, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- William Morrison Smith v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1984
- Gardner v. MorrisCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by47 opinions
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- Bonita McDonald v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Public Welfare, Polk CenterCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Mary Ellen Byrne v. Board of Education, School of West Allis-West MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Brennan v. StewartCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
- Rogers v. International Marine Terminals, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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