Legal Opinion
Evelyn L. Houston v. Sidley & Austin
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 26, 1999No. 98-4064PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANION, Circuit Judge.
In this case we have to decide a procedural issue of some importance to federal discrimination suits: when does the 90-day limitations period begin to run after the EEOC has sent a right-to-sue letter. The district court concluded that this suit was untimely because it was unreasonable for the plaintiff to pick up her right-to-sue letter seven days after receiving the first notice from the Post Office, and so granted summary judgment for the defendant. The district court’s “reasonableness” test contradicts this court’s prior decisions, which have held that the…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Estella Timms v. Anthony M. FrankCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Nathaniel HARVEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF NEW BERN POLICE DEPARTMENT, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Alfred St. Louis v. Alverno CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1984
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