SHEA v. KERRY

No. 13-5153.

796 F.3d 42 (2015)

William E. SHEA, Appellant v. John F. KERRY, Secretary of State, in his Official Capacity, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided August 7, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua P. Thompson argued the cause for appellant. With him on the briefs were Meriem L. Hubbard and Ralph W. Kasarda.

Darrell C. Valdez , Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Ronald C. Machen Jr. , U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant U.S. Attorney.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SRINIVASAN.


From 1990 to 1992, the State Department had in place a hiring plan aimed to increase racial diversity among the officer corps in the United States Foreign Service. William Shea, a white Foreign Service Officer, brings suit alleging that the hiring plan violated Title VII. Although Shea challenges a plan that ceased to...

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