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FORD v. BERNARD FINESON DEVELOPMENT CENTER

No. 397, Docket 95-7241.

81 F.3d 304 (1996)

George FORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BERNARD FINESON DEVELOPMENT CENTER, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided April 10, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ned W. Branthover, Morgan & Finnegan, New York City (Scott B. Howard, New York City, on the brief), for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Valerie Singleton, Assistant Attorney General of the State of New York, New York City (Dennis C. Vacco, Attorney General, and Ronald Turbin, Assistant Attorney General, New York City, on the brief), for Defendant-Appellee.

Before: WINTER, JACOBS and LEVAL, Circuit Judges.

JACOBS, Circuit Judge:

"Title VII[] is a remedial scheme in which laypersons, rather than lawyers, are expected to initiate the process." EEOC v Commercial Office Prods. Co., 486 U.S. 107, 124, 108 S.Ct. 1666, 1676, 100 L.Ed.2d 96 (1988). Layperson George Ford initiated the process under Title VII and the ADEA, alleging illegal discrimination by his employer. Under the rules governing his case, Ford had 300 days in which to file...

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