Legal Opinion

Denny Lee LONDON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COOPERS & LYBRAND, Defendant-Appellee

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided May 7, 1981No. 79-3159PublishedCited by 217 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

J. BLAINE ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Denny Lee London appeals the dismissal of her Second Amended Complaint, and concurrent dismissal of her action below, charging the defendant Coopers & Lybrand with unlawful employment discrimination. We affirm in part and reverse in part.

I. BACKGROUND

The background to this appeal illustrates once again the burden which the failure of Congress to provide clear guidelines on the question of limitations periods for private enforcement of federal civil rights statutes places upon litigants, administrative agencies, and the courts. The delay and uncertainty…

2Cases cited32 opinions

  1. Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  2. Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Delaware State College v. RicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  4. United Air Lines, Inc. v. EvansSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  5. Richard E. Loux v. B. J. Rhay, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967

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3Cited by217 opinions

  1. Michael Lacey v. Joseph ArpaioCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2012
  2. Kim King and Kent Norman v. Victor AtiyehCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
  3. Young v. City of Mount RanierCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2001
  4. Forsyth v. Humana, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
  5. Parrino v. FHP, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1998

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