MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:
The defendants in this case have asked the federal courts to apply a common-sense requirement in a hypertechnical fashion. If successful, they would unjustly prevent the plaintiff from having his claim of employment discrimination heard on the merits by a court of law. The district judge nevertheless granted summary judgment to the defendants, while expressing regret at the result, because he believed his hands were tied by a 1983 decision...
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