Carolyn A. Lamb v. United States Postal Service, Harold A. Latiolais, Postmaster, and Acting Postmaster

Carolyn A. Lamb instituted this employment discrimination action to rectify what she claims was a racially-motivated decision to deny her a job promotion. Her employer, the United States Postal Service (“the Service”), and Harold A. Latiolais, the postmaster who refused to promote her, contend that they are improper defendants to this action.

As the defendants correctly note, Lamb, who is a federal employee, must rely upon 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(a)-(c), which provides the exclusive remedy for the employment discrimination claims of federal employees. Section 2000e-16(c) required Lamb to file her…