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HOUSTON v. SIDLEY & AUSTIN

No. 98-4064.

185 F.3d 837 (1999)

Evelyn L. HOUSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SIDLEY & AUSTIN, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided July 26, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Evelyn L. Houston (submitted), Park Forest, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Lawrence I. Kipperman (submitted), Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before MANION, KANNE, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

MANION, Circuit Judge.

In this case we have to decide a procedural issue of some importance to federal discrimination suits: when does the 90-day limitations period begin to run after the EEOC has sent a right-to-sue letter. The district court concluded that this suit was untimely because it was unreasonable for the plaintiff to pick up her right-to-sue letter seven days after receiving the first notice from the Post Office, and so granted summary judgment for the...

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