DAVIS v. DIST. OF COLUMBIA

No. 17-7071.

925 F.3d 1240 (2019)

Ronda L. DAVIS, et al., Appellants v. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided June 7, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rachel Smith , Student Counsel, argued the cause for appellants. On the briefs were Andrew Mendrala and Aderson B. Francois . Charly Gilfoil , Student Counsel, entered an appearance.

Holly M. Johnson , Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for appellee District of Columbia. With her on the briefs were Karl A. Racine , Attorney General, Loren L. AliKhan , Solicitor General, and Stacy L. Anderson , Acting Deputy Solicitor General at the time the brief was filed. Todd S. Kim , Solicitor General at the time the brief was filed, entered an appearance.

Opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part filed by Circuit Judge Katsas.


Plaintiffs are 47 former longtime employees, mostly African American, of the District of Columbia (District) Child and Family Services Agency (Agency), many of whom successfully served the Agency for decades. They numbered among the employees terminated as part of a large-scale reduction in force at the Agency following budget...

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