Read O'Connor v. City of Newark, 05-2237

In the context of federal employment law, the principles of National Railroad Passenger Corp. v. Morgan, 536 U.S. 101 (2002), involving the distinction between "continuing violations" and "discrete acts" for statutes of limitation purposes, apply with equal force to 42 U.S.C. section 1983 cases not brought under Title VII.

Appellate Information

• Submitted 02/13/2006
• Decided 03/13/2006
• Published 03/13/2006

Judges

• Before SCIRICA, Chief Judge, BARRY and FISHER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Charles J. Sciarra, Newark, NJ, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Susan S. Singer, Newark, NJ, for Appellee, City of Newark.