SMITH v. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPOR. FOR ST. OF ARK.

No. 76-1027.

538 F.2d 226 (1976)

Glenn L. SMITH, Appellant, v. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR the STATE OF ARKANSAS and Robert L. Whitfield, Director, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bobby Odom, Fayetteville, Ark., filed brief, for appellant.

Jim Guy Tucker, Atty. Gen., and Lonnie A. Powers, Deputy Atty. Gen., Little Rock, Ark., filed brief, for appellees.

Before HEANEY, ROSS and WEBSTER, Circuit Judges.


HEANEY, Circuit Judge.

Glenn L. Smith appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of the appellees, resulting in the dismissal of his complaint alleging employment discrimination on the basis of race in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq. The District Court found that the appellant had failed to file a timely discrimination charge with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), and that the timely filing of such a charge was a jurisdictional...

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