United States v. Rhode Island Department of Corrections

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

WILLIAM E. SMITH, Chief Judge.

The Court is confronted with a seemingly straightforward pair of inquiries. First, what, if any, procedural prerequisites must the United States Attorney General abide by in bringing a lawsuit under Section 707 of Title VII? Second, does any statute of limitations apply to such a lawsuit under Section 707(a)? Upon consideration and analysis, these questions are anything but simple and require an extensive examination of Title VII.1

*184Here, the United States Attorney General (“Attorney General” or “Government”) initiated a lawsuit under Section…