Legal Opinion

Jessie Johnson v. Marvin T. Runyon, Postmaster General and U.S. Postal Service

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided February 17, 1995No. 19-3413PublishedCited by 77 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

COFFEY, Circuit Judge.

Jessie Johnson appeals from summary judgment granted in favor of the Postal Service. In this employment discrimination action, brought pursuant to sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 791, 794, the district court ruled that Johnson’s failure to contact a Postal Service Equal Employment Opportunity (“EEO”) counselor within forty-five days after the Postal Service rejected her application for employment barred her subsequent discrimination action. See 29 C.F.R. § 1614.105(a)(1). The district court concluded that Johnson failed to…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Mrs. Roger McMillan REEB, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY ATLANTA, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  4. Donovan v. City of MilwaukeeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  5. Robert WOLFOLK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Victor M. RIVERA, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984

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3Cited by77 opinions

  1. Sizova v. National Institute of Standards & TechnologyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
  2. Shirley Mills v. First Federal Savings & Loan Association of BelvidereCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1996
  3. Miller v. RunyonCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1996
  4. Teemac v. HendersonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2002
  5. Harris, Carla v. Gonzales, AlbertoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2007

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