Nazareen WARD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Defendant-Appellee

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• concluding that “Congress neither expressly nor impliedly provided for an action against the EEOC for negligence”
• holding that Congress did not create an 27 express or implied cause of action against the EEOC by employees of third parties
• holding that “Congress did not intend [in Title VII] to imply a private cause of 20 action against the EEOC” for failing to investigate discrimination complaints adequately
• holding that Title VU’s private right of action constituted an “adequate remedy in court” such that there is no cause of action under the APA to challenge the EEOC’s handling of a discrimination claim
• to survive summary judgment on a conspiracy claim, plaintiff must show evidence of a connection or agreement between the defendants
• “To prove a conspiracy . . . [Plaintiff] had to show an agreement or ‘meeting of the minds’ to violate his constitutional rights.”

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