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· 5/27/1992

Waclaw Skoczylas v. Federal Bureau of Prisons

Citations

  • 961 F.2d 543
  • 22 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1016
  • 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 11508
  • 58 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 41,509
  • 58 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1585
  • 1992 WL 96921

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  • noting that no manifest injustice would result from government’s inability to rely upon “a now-obsolete procedural loophole” under the amended rules
  • finding that the only proper defendant for the plaintiff's discrimination claims was “the head of the department, agency, or unit” (quoting 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16{c)
  • fact that the express purpose in amending the rule was to remedy the exact problem presented considered relevant in evaluating whether amendments should be applied retroactively

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Judges: King, Garza, Demoss

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