Butler v. Aids Foundation of Houston

Filing 7

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER; GRANTING 3 MOTION to Dismiss 1 Complaint.(Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified.(dgould)

Butler v. Aids Foundation of Houston

Doc. 7

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS HOUSTON DIVISION

NELSON BUTLER, Plaintiff, v. AIDS FOUNDATION OF HOUSTON, Defendant.

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CIVIL ACTION NO. H-09-2505

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Pending before the court is Defendant Aids Foundation of Houston's Rules 12(b)(5) and 12(c) Motion to Dismiss (Docket Entry No. 3). Although the motion was filed on September 8, 2009, In its motion

plaintiff, Nelson Butler, has not responded to it.

defendant argues inter alia that plaintiff's claims are barred by limitations. The court agrees.

Plaintiff's Employment Discrimination Complaint (Docket Entry No. 1) states that plaintiff received a Notice of Right to Sue letter from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") on May 6, 2009. The notice attached to the complaint reflects that it was mailed on April 30, 2009. Title VII requires that claimants

file a civil action within ninety days after the receipt from the EEOC of a statutory notice of right to sue. Nilsen v. City of The

Moss Point, Miss., 674 F.2d 379, 381 (5th Cir. 1982).

requirement to file a lawsuit within ninety days is strictly

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construed.

See Ringgold v. National Maintenance Corp., 796 F.2d Plaintiff's complaint reflects that he

769, 770 (5th Cir. 1986).

received the notice of right to sue ninety-one days before he filed this action, on August 5, 2009. Accordingly, this action is barred by limitations. For the reasons stated above, Defendant's Rules 12(b)(5) and 12(c) Motion to Dismiss (Docket Entry No. 3) is GRANTED, and this action will be dismissed with prejudice. SIGNED at Houston, Texas, on this 30th day of December, 2009.

____________________________ SIM LAKE UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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