L. Hue Firle v. Mississippi State Department of Education

TATE, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue raised by the plaintiff Firle’s appeal is whether the district court erred in dismissing, as time-barred, his Title VII employment-discrimination suit, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq. Under the statute, the action was required to be filed within 90 days of receipt from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) of a notice of a right to sue upon the charge presented to the Commission. 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(l). Firle filed with the district court within this period his notice of right to sue and a request for appointment of counsel, but a pleading stating…