Kraus v. Presidio Trust Facilities Div., No. 07-17177

In a Title VII action for employment discrimination by a federal employee, dismissal of the action is reversed where plaintiff was not required to specifically contact a person with the job title "Counselor" to meet 29 C.F.R. section 1614.105(a)(1)'s requirement that she contact an EEO counselor within 45 days of the alleged discrimination.

Read Kraus v. Presidio Trust Facilities Div., No. 07-17177

Appellate Information

Submitted July 16, 2009

Filed July 23, 2009

Judges

Opinion by Judge Berzon

Counsel

For Appellant:

John L. Taylor, Law Offices of John L. Taylor, San Francisco, CA

For Appellee:

Katherine Burke Dowling, Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Francisco, CA

Joseph Russoniello, Office of the U.S. Attorney, San Francisco, CA