WOOD v. U.S. POSTAL SERVICE

No. 88-1712.

956 F.2d 493 (1992)

Norman R. WOOD, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE, et al., Defendants, United States Postal Service, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Arditti, Fort Worth, Tex., for plaintiff-appellant.

Harold E. Brown, Mark M. Greenberg, Asst. U.S. Attys., El Paso, Tex., Michael E. Robinson, Atty., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Civ. Div., Michael Jay Singer, Asst. Director, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before WILLIAMS and WIENER, Circuit Judges, and LITTLE, District Judge.


LITTLE, District Judge:

Finding mortal impediments in Wood's suit contesting his discharge as a postal letter carrier, the district court dismissed his action. Wood appealed. We reverse and remand with instructions.

The U.S. Postal Service employed Norman R. Wood, Jr. as a letter carrier. He was discharged effective 19 January 1985. Feeling that his discharge was due to impermissible discrimination, Wood pursued counseling with an EEO employee, Carlos E. Morris...

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