COSGROVE v. BOLGER

No. 84-6346.

775 F.2d 1078 (1985)

Richard J. COSGROVE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William BOLGER, in his official capacity as head of the United States Postal Service, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided November 5, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Byron S. Georgiou, Thomas Tosdal, Georgiou & Tosdal, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Michael Quinton, Asst. U.S. Atty., San Diego, Cal., for defendant-appellee.

Before SCHROEDER and FLETCHER, Circuit Judges, and ROSENBLATT, District Judge.


SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from the district court's dismissal of Cosgrove's complaint alleging employment discrimination because of a physical handicap in violation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. After four years of litigation and exhaustion of administrative remedies, the district court dismissed the action because the original pro se complaint did not specifically name the Postmaster General as the defendant as required by...

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