BLACKWELL v. U.S. DEPT. OF TREASURY

No. 86-5690.

830 F.2d 1183 (1987)

William A. BLACKWELL, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF the TREASURY, et al.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided October 16, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Ontell, Washington, D.C., for appellant.

Robert V. Zener, Dept. of Justice, with whom Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty. and Anthony J. Steinmeyer, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on the brief, for appellees.

Before RUTH BADER GINSBURG, STARR and NIES, Circuit Judges.


Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH B. GINSBURG.

Opinion concurring in the judgment filed by Circuit Judge NIES.

RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

The district judge found that plaintiff-appellant Blackwell suffered discriminatory denial of a government employment opportunity because the supervisory officer who served as second interviewer, Mr. Strange, perceived Blackwell to be a homosexual. Blackwell v. U.S. Dep't of the Treasury...

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