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deWEEVER v. UNITED STATES

No. 78-1445.

618 F.2d 685 (1980)

Barbara J. deWEEVER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Decided March 28, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara Allen Babcock, Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D. C., Victor R. Ortega, U. S. Atty., Albuquerque, N. M., Robert E. Kopp and Freddi Lipstein, Civ. Div., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for defendant-appellant.

Chris Lucero, Jr., Albuquerque, N. M., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before BARRETT, DOYLE and McKAY, Circuit Judges.

McKAY, Circuit Judge.

The sole issue in this case is whether the trial court properly awarded interest against the United States on a backpay award based on the 1972 Amendments to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16, which brought federal employees within the coverage of Title VII.

It is settled that interest may be assessed against the federal government only pursuant to express statutory or contractual authorization. United States...

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