Court Opinion

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USCA1 Opinion

	

                                [NOT FOR PUBLICATION]

                            UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                FOR THE FIRST CIRCUIT
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        No. 97-1700
         

                                   CARLOS A. CRUZ,

                                Plaintiff, Appellant,

                                          v.

                     U.T.L. - UNITED TEACHERS OF LOWELL, ET AL.,

                                Defendants, Appellees.

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                     APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

                          FOR THE DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS

                   [Hon. Edward F. Harrington, U.S. District Judge]
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                                        Before

                                 Selya, Circuit Judge,
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                           Campbell, Senior Circuit Judge,
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                              and Lynch, Circuit Judge.
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            Carlos A. Cruz on Motion for Relief from Judgment pro se.
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                                   December 9, 1997
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                      Per Curiam.   Pro se appellant Carlos  Cruz appeals
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            from  the district court's  judgment dismissing his  in forma

            pauperis complaint under 28 U.S.C.    1915(e).  We vacate the

            judgment  and  remand  to  the  district  court  for  further

            proceedings.  

                      Cruz  filed  his   complaint  asserting  employment

            discrimination and other  claims under the in  forma pauperis

            statute, 28  U.S.C.    1915.   Upon  preliminary review,  the

            district court construed the  complaint to be based  on Title

            VII and  issued a show  cause order directing Cruz  to submit

            his right to sue letter "indicating that he has exhausted his

            administrative remedies"  under Title  VII.   The court  made

            clear that failure  to submit the letter by  the deadline set

            by the court would result in dismissal of  the action under  

            1915(e).  Cruz timely submitted  his right to sue letter, but

            the district  court dismissed  the action  anyway, giving  no

            explanation.  

                      The  right  to  sue  letter  indicates  that   Cruz

            exhausted  his Title VII administrative remedies for at least

            some  of   his  present  employment   discrimination  claims.

            Therefore,  we vacate  the judgment below  and remand  to the

            district court  for further proceedings consistent  with this

            opinion.   We express no  opinion about the actual  merits of

            any of the claims asserted in the complaint.

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                      Vacated  and  remanded for  proceedings  consistent
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            herewith.
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