Legal Opinion
Myrle B. Cooper v. St. Cloud State University, a Minnesota State University
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 25, 2000No. 99-2777PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAGILL, Circuit Judge.
This appeal requires us to decide when the statute of limitations began to run on a Title VII discrimination action brought by a college professor who was denied tenure. For reasons to be discussed, we hold that the statute of limitations began to run when the college announced its official tenure decision, rather than at the time of termination, and, thus, affirm the decision of the district court 1 dismissing plaintiffs Title VII claim as time-barred.
I. BACKGROUND
In 1986, Saint Cloud State University (SCSU) hired Myrle Cooper as a full-time faculty member in its Art…
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