Legal Opinion

Bonnie Mantolete v. William G. Bolger, in His Capacity as Postmaster General, United States Postal Service

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided August 27, 1985No. 83-2197PublishedCited by 177 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TANG, Circuit Judge:

Bonnie Mantolete brought this action under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S. C.A. § 791, alleging that the United States Postal Service improperly denied her a position based on her physical handicap. The district court entered judgment for the defendant. Plaintiff makes four assertions on appeal: first, the court erroneously admitted evidence regarding her medical condition which the Post Office did not possess at the time it refused to hire her for the job; second, the court erroneously dismissed plaintiff’s class action allegations and refused to allow pertinent…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. George Dunbar Prewitt, Jr. v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  2. Dolores DONINGER Et Al., Appellants, v. PACIFIC NORTHWEST BELL, INC., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1977
  3. Herbert NANTY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. the BARROWS COMPANY, Formerly Barrows Furniture Company, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
  4. E. E. Black, Ltd. v. MarshallDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1980
  5. Philip Bentivegna v. United States Department of Labor, and City of Los Angeles, Real Party in InterestCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by177 opinions

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  2. Kathleen Borkowski v. Valley Central School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  3. LaChance v. Duffy's Draft House, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
  4. Donna Heilweil v. Mount Sinai HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1994
  5. Robert Barnett v. U.S. Air, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000

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