Legal Opinion

Nazareen WARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided October 25, 1983No. 82-4080PublishedCited by 86 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

FACTS

Nazareen Ward filed a series of charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) between 1971 and 1974 alleging that his employer, General Motors Corporation (GM), unfairly discriminated against him on the basis of race. Apparently dissatisfied with the EEOC’s handling of his ease, on June 8, 1977 Mr. Ward requested from the EEOC authorization to sue GM directly in federal district court. Mr. Ward never received the right-to-sue letter because the EEOC mailed it to the wrong address. In March 1978, Mr. Ward requested that the EEOC keep his file…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Occidental Life Insurance v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. William Inglis & Sons Baking Co. v. Itt Continental Baking Company, Inc., William Inglis & Sons Baking Co. v. Itt Continental Baking Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
  4. Jane Fonda v. L. Patrick Gray, Etc., Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York and City National Bank, DefendantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
  5. GEORATOR CORPORATION, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979

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3Cited by86 opinions

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  4. Michael Smith v. Gilbert F. Casellas, Chairman, Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  5. Hernandez v. Region Nine Housing Corp.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1996

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