BLEDSOE v. WEBB

No. 87-5777.

839 F.2d 1357 (1988)

Glenda J. BLEDSOE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Secretary of the Navy, James H. WEBB, Jr., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 22, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd Edward Tooks, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Paul G. Cassell, Associate Deputy Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., for defendant-appellee.

Before FERGUSON, BEEZER and LEAVY, Circuit Judges.


BEEZER, Circuit Judge:

This case presents questions of justiciability and mootness.

The district court dismissed appellant's claim, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 717(a), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(a) ("Title VII"), as nonjusticiable. That claim is based on a military officer's decision to bar a female, civilian employee of a military department from embarking on a Navy vessel.

The district court did not address mootness.<...

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