Lucius JOHNSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert BERGLAND, Secretary of Agriculture, Defendant-Appellee

A federal employee appeals from summary judgment dismissing his Title VII suit in which he alleged certain racially discriminatory practices. Section 717 of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act (1972), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16. In granting summary judgment, the district court essentially held that the plaintiff had failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. 1 We affirm.

Facts

The plaintiff contends that the administrative agency was not authorized to dismiss his complaint for vagueness and for failure to furnish more specific details and dates when requested to do so.

The plaintiff filed an…