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Nature of Suit Code: 442
Nature of Suit: Civil Rights Employment
Cause of Action: 42:1981jb Job Discrimination (Race)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

MELVIN SPENCER,

Plaintiff,

vs.

GOODWILL INDUSTRIES OF SAN 

DIEGO COUNTY,

Defendant.

CASE NO. 19cv156-LAB (MSB)

ORDER TO ISSUE SUMMONS

On January 24, 2019, Plaintiff Melvin Spencer brought this suit against his former

employer, Goodwill Industries, alleging that Goodwill discriminated against him on the basis 

of his race in violation of Title VII. This Court granted Spencer’s motion to proceed in forma 

pauperis but screened and dismissed his complaint because he had not demonstrated that 

he exhausted his administrative remedies prior to filing suit, a jurisdictional prerequisite for 

pursuing a Title VII claim in federal court. Dkt. 3. On February 12, 2019, Spencer filed an 

amended complaint and attached to his complaint a “right to sue” letter from the EEOC. Dkt. 

4. It therefore appears that Spencer has exhausted his administrative remedies and that 

this Court has jurisdiction to hear his suit. The clerk is directed to issue a summons and 

Spencer is ordered to timely serve the Defendant. 

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: June 28, 2019

HONORABLE LARRY ALAN BURNS

Chief United States District Judge

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