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East Tenn. Research Corp. v. Tenn. Valley Authority

United States District Court, D. Columbia
Dec 21, 1976
424 F. Supp. 1329 (D.D.C. 1976)

Summary

In Platt v. Burroughs Corporation, 424 F. Supp. 1329 (E.D.Pa. 1976), the court held that an aggrieved employee's fear of retaliation by his employer for asserting an age discrimination claim is not an excuse for failure to comply with the time requirements of the statute.

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Opinion

Civ. A. No. 75-2051.

December 21, 1976.


ORDER


Upon consideration of the plaintiffs' motion for voluntary dismissal under Rule 41(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and of the defendants' response thereto, and it appearing to the Court that the motion should be granted, it is this 21st day of Dec., 1976,

ORDERED that this action be, and the same hereby is, dismissed without prejudice at the plaintiffs' costs; and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that all prior orders in this case be, and the same hereby are, vacated.


Summaries of

East Tenn. Research Corp. v. Tenn. Valley Authority

United States District Court, D. Columbia
Dec 21, 1976
424 F. Supp. 1329 (D.D.C. 1976)

In Platt v. Burroughs Corporation, 424 F. Supp. 1329 (E.D.Pa. 1976), the court held that an aggrieved employee's fear of retaliation by his employer for asserting an age discrimination claim is not an excuse for failure to comply with the time requirements of the statute.

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Case details for

East Tenn. Research Corp. v. Tenn. Valley Authority

Case Details

Full title:EAST TENNESSEE RESEARCH CORP. et al., Plaintiffs, v. TENNESSEE VALLEY…

Court:United States District Court, D. Columbia

Date published: Dec 21, 1976

Citations

424 F. Supp. 1329 (D.D.C. 1976)

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