TORTORICI v. HARRIS

No. 79-2735 Summary Calendar.

610 F.2d 278 (1980)

Lena TORTORICI, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Patricia Roberts HARRIS, Secretary of Health and Human Resources, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 21, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward Still, Birmingham, Ala., for plaintiff-appellant.

Caryl P. Privett, Asst. U. S. Atty., Birmingham, Ala., for defendant-appellee.

Before GODBOLD, REAVLEY and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Appellant Tortorici is a white woman who was thrice rejected for entry-level positions at the Social Security Administration Payment Center in Birmingham. The Center subsequently hired both blacks and whites with test scores lower than appellant's. Appellant brought this Title VII action, alleging race discrimination. The district court held that she had not carried her prima facie burden of showing discrimination, and, alternatively, that the Center had...

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