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Staton v. Newport News Cablevision

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Aug 5, 1985
769 F.2d 200 (4th Cir. 1985)

Summary

In Staton and McCleary the immediate issue was whether the plaintiff had timely filed within the 90 day window after receiving a notice of right to sue, but there was no question of equitable relief in either case.

Summary of this case from Roberts v. Am. Neighborhood Mort. Acceptance Co.

Opinion

No. 85-1036.

Submitted April 16, 1985.

Decided August 5, 1985.

Harold Staton, pro se.

John P. Connors, Washington, D.C., for appellee.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Before RUSSELL, WIDENER, and PHILLIPS, Circuit Judges.


Harold Staton appeals the dismissal of his race and sex discrimination suit filed against Newport News Cablevision, Inc. for lack of jurisdiction. The district court dismissed Staton's action because it was not timely filed within ninety days as required by 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(f)(1). While Staton had been issued a right to sue letter on July 25, 1984, he did not file suit in district court until November 13, 1984, one hundred and eleven days later. Although Staton contends that he submitted his complaint on November 1, 1984 and that an administrative error caused the untimely filing, we find no evidence in the record to substantiate his contention. Staton admits that he received the right to sue letter on or about August 1, 1984 and the complaint was filed November 13, 1984. We, therefore, affirm the dismissal of Staton's action for failure to timely file his complaint which defeats the jurisdiction of the district court.

Accordingly, because the dispositive issues recently have been decided authoritatively, we dispense with oral argument and affirm the judgment of the district court.

AFFIRMED.


Summaries of

Staton v. Newport News Cablevision

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Aug 5, 1985
769 F.2d 200 (4th Cir. 1985)

In Staton and McCleary the immediate issue was whether the plaintiff had timely filed within the 90 day window after receiving a notice of right to sue, but there was no question of equitable relief in either case.

Summary of this case from Roberts v. Am. Neighborhood Mort. Acceptance Co.

In Staton, the plaintiff claimed that an "administrative error" caused them to file 111 days after receiving his right to sue letter.

Summary of this case from Roberts v. Am. Neighborhood Mort. Acceptance Co.
Case details for

Staton v. Newport News Cablevision

Case Details

Full title:HAROLD STATON, APPELLANT, v. NEWPORT NEWS CABLEVISION (NNCV) (FORMERLY…

Court:United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Date published: Aug 5, 1985

Citations

769 F.2d 200 (4th Cir. 1985)

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