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BELL v. BROWN

No. 75-1378.

557 F.2d 849 (1977)

Bernard BELL, Appellant, v. Harold BROWN, Secretary, Department of Defense.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided May 20, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bill Lann Lee, New York City, with whom Ronald A. Karp, Washington, D. C., Charles Stephen Ralston and Melvyn R. Leventhal, New York City, were on the brief, for appellant.

John W. Polk, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D. C., with whom Earl J. Silbert, U. S. Atty., John A. Terry and John R. Dugan, and James F. McMullin, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D. C., at the time the brief was filed, were on the brief, for appellee.

Before LEVENTHAL, ROBINSON and ROBB, Circuit Judges.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBINSON.

Dissenting Opinion filed by Circuit Judge ROBB.

SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:

The Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 19721 extended broadly to federal employees the protections against employment discrimination previously conferred generally upon private-sector employees2 by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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