GNOTTA v. UNITED STATES

No. 19502.

415 F.2d 1271 (1969)

Louis J. GNOTTA, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America; the United States Civil Service Commission; the Department of the Army, Kansas City District Corps of Engineers; Colonel W. G. Kratz; M. F. Hoy; D. H. Myers; M. M. Turner; O. E. Pettijohn; F. M. Nelson; H. B. Haworth, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals Eighth Circuit.

September 10, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodger J. Walsh, Kansas City, Mo., submitted brief for appellant.

Paul Anthony White, Asst. U. S. Atty., Kansas City, Mo., for appellees, Calvin K. Hamilton, U. S. Atty., and John L. Kapnistos, Asst. U. S. Atty., filed brief for appellees.

Before BLACKMUN, MEHAFFY and LAY, Circuit Judges.


BLACKMUN, Circuit Judge.

Louis J. Gnotta appeals from the dismissal of his three-count complaint based on his not receiving a promotion in 11 years of work with the Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, Department of the Army. His claim is that this absence of promotion was due to discrimination against him because of his Italian ancestry.

The defendants are the United States; the United States Civil Service Commission; the Department of the Army, Kansas...

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