[-1-] | PRIVATE SUIT RIGHTS -- TITLE VII OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT, THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA), THE GENETIC INFORMATION NONDISCRIMINATION ACT (GINA), OR THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT (ADEA):
Your lawsuit may be filed in U.S. District Court or a State court of competent jurisdiction. (Usually, the appropriate state court is the general civil trial court.) Whether you file in Federal or State court is a matter for you to decide after talking to your attorney. Filing this Notice is not enough. You must file a "complaint" that contains a short statement of the facts of your case which shows that you are entitled to relief. Your suit may include any matter alleged in the charge, or, to the extent permitted by court decisions, matters like or related to the matters alleged in the charge. Generally, suits are brought in the State where the alleged unlawful practice occurred, but in some cases can be brought where relevant employment records are kept, where the employment would have been, or where the respondent has its main office. If you have simple questions, you usually can get answers from the office of the clerk of the court where you are brining suit, but do not expect that office to write your complaint or make legal strategy decisions for you.
You might need to reference it during your pursuit of justice.
For instance, you might need to examine one of these handbooks in order to protect yourself from organizations/judges/lawyers who break the law (see this example of a Florida judge who outright committed perjury).
Nevertheless – and as always – please get the justice you deserve.
Sincerely,
www.TextBookDiscrimination.com
