Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Conners Steel Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided April 23, 1982No. 80-7721PublishedCited by 75 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff, Charles Lewis, appeals the dismissal of his suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 19641 against his former employer, Conners Steel Company, alleging he was discharged because he was Black. The court dismissed the suit as untimely on the basis that it had been filed more than ninety days after notice that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission was terminating any further processing of plaintiff’s charge.2 The court charged plaintiff with constructive receipt of the EEOC notice at an earlier time than plaintiff claimed actual receipt, and also found alternatively that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Franks v. Bowman Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Harold FRANKS, Plaintiff-Appellant, Johnny Lee, Intervenor-Appellant, v. BOWMAN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Walter SESSIONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. RUSK STATE HOSPITAL, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Gloria ZAMBUTO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, a Foreign Corp., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Bernard Bell v. Harold Brown, Secretary, Department of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by75 opinions
- Aurelia SCHOLAR, Plaintiff/Appellant, v. PACIFIC BELL, a Pacific Telesis Company, a Corporation, Defendant/AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
- Richard G. ESPINOZA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILROAD CO., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Alfred St. Louis v. Alverno CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
- Christine Kerr v. McDonald's CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Tedder R. Million v. Anthony M. Frank, Postmaster General, U.S. Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1995
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