ARTIS v. BERNANKE

No. 09-5121.

630 F.3d 1031 (2011)

Cynthia ARTIS, et al., Appellants v. Ben S. BERNANKE, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided January 11, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter T. Charlton argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.

Kenneth M. Willner argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Richard M. Ashton and Katherine H. Wheatley , Associate General Counsel, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and John L. Kuray , Senior Counsel. R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney, entered an appearance.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.


BROWN, Circuit Judge:

Appellants are members of a putative class of secretaries employed currently and formerly by the Federal Reserve Board. They claim the Board systematically discriminated against them on account of their race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to exhaust administrative remedies. Because we conclude the secretaries completed informal...

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