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· 9/17/2014

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Simbaki, Ltd.

Citations

  • 767 F.3d 475
  • 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 17881
  • 124 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 713

How courts have described this case

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  • explaining that even “[p]ro se litigants must properly plead sufficient facts that, when liberally construed, state a plausible claim to relief”
  • noting that pro se litigants must present competent summary judgment evidence, as set forth in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
  • stating that pro se litigants, like all other parties, must “abide by the rules that govern the federal courts”
  • stating that, although a party not named in an EEOC charge may generally not be sued under Title VII, courts “liberally construe Title VII’s naming requirement so as to not frustrate claimants with needless procedural roadblocks.”
  • noting pro se litigants required to abide by federal court rules, including those governing presentation of summary-judgment evidence
  • noting that pro se filings are liberally construed

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Judges: Higginbotham, Clement, Higginson

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