Jacolby D. Beasley v. St. Louis Roofing Co., Inc.

Summary

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri dismisses without prejudice an employment discrimination action as time-barred. The court holds that the plaintiff filed his EEOC charge 21 days beyond the applicable 300-day deadline and declines to apply equitable tolling because the plaintiff's stated reasons did not establish an extraordinary circumstance beyond his control.

Holdings

1. Plaintiff's EEOC Charge of Discrimination was untimely because it was filed 21 days after the applicable 300-day filing deadline.
2. Equitable tolling was unwarranted because Plaintiff did not show that an extraordinary circumstance beyond his control prevented timely filing.

Questions Presented

1. Whether Plaintiff's employment-discrimination claims were barred because he filed his EEOC charge more than 300 days after the alleged discriminatory occurrence.
2. Whether equitable tolling should extend the EEOC filing deadline based on Plaintiff's classes, appointment delays, and unsuccessful efforts to obtain legal assistance.

Disposition

dismissed