· 7/12/1984
Karen A. Cooper v. U.S. Postal Service
Citations
- 740 F.2d 714
- 39 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 921
- 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 20602
- 34 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 34,524
- 35 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 364
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- failure to notify substitute defendant of action until after statutory period had run precludes application of 15(c)
- failure to notify substitute defendant of action until after statutory period had run precludes application of 15(c)
- “[I]t clearly states that ‘the head of the department, agency, or unit . . . shall be 23 the defendant’ in Title VII actions against the federal government.”
- “[t]his circuit adheres to a literal interpretation of rule 15(c)’s notice requirement”
- “institution of action” is only notice relevant to Rule 15(c)
Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).
Judges: Wallace, Schroeder, Nelson
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