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· 1/15/1985

Leonard Jarrell v. United States Postal Service

Citations

  • 753 F.2d 1088
  • 243 U.S. App. D.C. 350
  • 40 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 1005
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 27521
  • 36 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 34,959
  • 36 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1169

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • noting that “the head of the agency is the only proper defendant in a Title VII action.”
  • noting that the “head of the agency is the only proper defendant in a Title VII action”
  • noting that “the head of the agency is the only proper defendant in a Title VII action.”
  • finding that failure to comply with administrative requirements under Title VII “may be excused if it is the result of justifiable reliance on the advice of another government officer”
  • observing that “dismissal with prejudice should be granted only when a trial court determines that ‘the allegation of other facts consistent with the challenged pleading could not possibly cure the deficiency’” (quoting Bonanno v. Thomas, 309 F.2d 320, 322 (9th Cir. 1962))
  • remanding matter to trial court and allowing pro se plaintiff to amend his complaint to substitute the Postmaster General for the Postal Service as party defendant

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Judges: Wald, Edwards, Bork

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