ALLEN v. HECKLER

No. 84-5612.

780 F.2d 64 (1985)

Eleon ALLEN, individually and for others similarly situated, Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. Margaret HECKLER, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided December 31, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Irene M. Solet, Rockville, Md., with whom Richard K. Willard, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty., and William Kanter, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for defendants-appellants.

Leonard S. Rubenstein, with whom Arlene S. Kanter, Washington, D.C., was on the brief, for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before WRIGHT and MIKVA, Circuit Judges, and FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.

Dissenting Opinion filed by Circuit Judge FRIEDMAN.

MIKVA, Circuit Judge:

This appeal involves a claim under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq. (1982) ("the Act"). Section 501 of the Act, 29 U.S.C. § 791 (1982), requires each federal executive department to formulate an affirmative action plan that provides adequate career opportunities for handicapped people...

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