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PADULA v. WEBSTER

No. 86-5053.

822 F.2d 97 (1987)

Margaret A. PADULA, Appellant, v. William WEBSTER, Director, F.B.I.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 26, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey J. Kanne, with whom Susan W. Shaffer, Washington, D.C., was on brief, for appellant.

Freddi Lipstein, Atty., Dept. of Justice, with whom Richard K. Willard, Asst. Atty. Gen., Dept. of Justice, Joseph E. diGenova, U.S. Atty. and Barbara L. Herwig, Atty., Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., were on brief, for appellee.

Before BORK and SILBERMAN, Circuit Judges and MARKEY, Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.

SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Margaret A. Padula alleges that the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI" or "Bureau") refused to employ her as a special agent because of her homosexuality, in violation of both Bureau policy and the equal protection guarantee of the Constitution. Ruling on a motion for summary judgment, the district court rejected both these challenges, concluding that the hiring...

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