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· 5/11/1998

Gwendolyn M. RIVERS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BARBERTON BOARD OF EDUCATION, Defendant-Appellee

Citations

  • 143 F.3d 1029
  • 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 9430
  • 73 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 45,377
  • 76 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1545
  • 1998 WL 229540

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that obtaining a right-to-sue letter is a waivable precondition to suit, not a jurisdictional prerequisite
  • holding a right to sue letter is a condition precedent, not a jurisdictional requirement
  • stating that all § 2000e–5(f)(1) filing prerequisites are subject to these defenses
  • stating that all § 2000e–5(f)(1) filing prerequisites are subject to these defenses
  • plaintiff's claims were barred by res judicata where she could have obtained a right-to-sue letter and perfected her claim during the two-year pendency of prior action
  • “Rivers urges that a dismissal for failure to satisfy a condition Citing Boddy v. Dean, 821 F.2d 34 6, 350 (6th Cir. 1987

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Judges: Wellford, Ryan, Siler

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