Legal Opinion
Benny L. Forest, Sr. v. United States Postal Service
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 2, 1996No. 95-3586PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NATHANIEL R. JONES, Circuit Judge.
Benny L. Forest (“Forest”) appeals from the dismissal of his Title VII suit against the United States Postal Service (“Postal Service”). The district court dismissed Forest’s complaint because he filed it more than 30 days after the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (“EEOC”) final action on the issue. We find that Forest filed his complaint in a timely manner, because he was entitled to 90 days to file his complaint. Furthermore, we find the Postal Service is not entitled to sovereign immunity. Accordingly, we reverse.
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Forest alleges that the Postal…
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