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· 8/22/1988

Sherrod v. Berry

Citations

  • 856 F.2d 802
  • 1988 WL 92583

How courts have described this case

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  • \(T]he head of the department for which the plaintiff works is the proper defendant in a sex or race discrimination suit.\
  • “[U]nder the terms of [§ 2000e-16(c)], Gardner had to file suit against the head of the United States department for which she worked. Since she worked for the Navy, she was required to name the Secretary of the Navy.”

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Judges: Bauer, Coffey, Cudahy, Cummings, Easterbrook, Flaum, Kanne, Manion, Posner, Ripple, Wood

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