STEWART v. SMITH

No. 80-1340.

673 F.2d 485 (1982)

Daryl STEWART, Individually and on Behalf of all Others Similarly Situated, et al., Appellants, v. William French SMITH, Attorney General of the United States, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided March 9, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward C. King, Washington, D.C., with whom Toby Edelman, Washington, D.C., and Robert Gillan were on the brief for appellants.

Judith Bartnoff, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D.C., with whom Charles F. C. Ruff, U. S. Atty., Washington, D.C., at the time the briefs were filed, Royce C. Lamberth and Kenneth M. Raisler, Asst. U. S. Attys., Washington, D.C., were on the brief for appellees. John A. Terry, Asst. U. S. Atty., Washington, D.C., also entered an appearance for appellees.

Before WRIGHT, MacKINNON and WALD, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WALD.

Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge WRIGHT.

WALD, Circuit Judge:

Appellants, Daryl Stewart and Audrey Herbst, brought this action to challenge the Bureau of Prisons' ("BOP") policy of refusing to consider for jobs within correctional facilities any applicant who is over thirty-four years of age.1 Appellants contend that BOP...

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