HARRIS v. BROCK

No. 86-2651.

835 F.2d 1190 (1987)

James R. HARRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. William E. BROCK, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, and United States of America, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided December 11, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur R. Ehrlich, Goldman & Marcus, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff-appellant.

William T. Clabault, Asst. U.S. Atty., Dept. of Justice, Chicago, Ill., Anton Valukas, U.S. Atty., for defendants-appellees.

Before WOOD, POSNER and MANION, Circuit Judges.


HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff, James Harris, brought this discrimination suit against a federal employer under Title VII. The district court dismissed the suit because Harris failed to file the action with the district court within the statutory time limits, thereby depriving the court of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

James Harris is an employee of the Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS...

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