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· 6/8/1988

Nannie Hancock v. Roscoe L. Egger

Citations

  • 848 F.2d 87
  • 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 7801
  • 46 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 38,041
  • 46 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1649
  • 1988 WL 56931

How courts have described this case

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

  • Internal Revenue Service not department, agency or unit: proper defendant Secretary of Treasury not Commissioner
  • “The only proper defendants in [federal-sector Title VII] actions are the heads of a ‘department, agency, or a unit’ within the meaning of § 2000e-16.”
  • “The proper defendant was not named in this action. Adherence to the statute’s requirements is mandatory, and we are neither authorized nor inclined to ignore its mandate.”

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Judges: Keith, Martin, Nelson

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