BROWN v. SECRETARY OF ARMY

Nos. 89-5371, 89-5375.

918 F.2d 214 (1990)

James E. BROWN, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF the ARMY. Wellington MITCHELL, Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided November 9, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Sellers, with whom John R. Erickson, Washington, D.C. was on the brief, for appellant, in No. 89-5371.

Joseph M. Sellers, with whom Barry J. Reingold, Washington, D.C. was on the brief, for appellant, in No. 89-5375.

William J. Dempster, Asst. U.S. Atty., with whom Jay B. Stephens, U.S. Atty., John D. Bates, and R. Craig Lawrence, Asst. U.S. Attys., Washington, D.C. were on the brief, for appellee, in No. 89-5371 and No. 89-5375. Edith S. Marshall, Washington, D.C. also entered an appearance for appellee.

John Townsend Rich and Elizabeth Runyan Geise, Washington, D.C. were on the brief for amici curiae in support of appellants.

Before: WALD, Chief Judge, RUTH BADER GINSBURG, and SENTELLE, Circuit Judges.


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

Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge WALD.

RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

In these consolidated appeals, federal employees James Brown and Wellington Mitchell contest district court rulings denying prejudgment interest on the back pay awarded them as successful litigants under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e. On May 11, 1989, the district court...

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