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SKOCZYLAS v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS

No. 91-4044 Summary Calendar.

961 F.2d 543 (1992)

Waclaw SKOCZYLAS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

May 27, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles D. Barnette, Lavender, Rochelle, Barnette & Dickerson, Texarkana, Ariz. (Court-appointed, not under the act), for plaintiff-appellant.

Bob Wortham, U.S. Atty., Beaumont, Tex., Michael E. Robinson, Michael J. Singer, Civ. Div., Appellate Staff, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before KING, EMILIO M. GARZA and DeMOSS, Circuit Judges.

KING, Circuit Judge:

The district court dismissed Waclaw Skoczylas's Title VII suit against his former government employer on the ground that Skoczylas had named the wrong defendant. Because the defendant had not received notice prior to the expiration of the limitations period, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure in effect at the time did not permit him to amend his complaint to change the name of the party being sued....

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