PUNCH v. BRIDENSTINE

No. 18-40580.

945 F.3d 322 (2019)

Johnnetta PUNCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jim BRIDENSTINE, in his official capacity as Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration, (NASA); Mark Geyer, in his official capacity as Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

FILED December 17, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce A. Coane, Esq. , Matthew P. Swiger , Coane & Associates, P.L.L.C., Houston, TX, Kirti Datla , Hogan Lovells US, L.L.P., Washington, DC, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Stephanie Robin Marcus , U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, DC, Charmaine Aarons Holder , Krystal Dawn Walker , Keith Orlando Edward Wyatt , Assistant U.S. Attorneys, U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of Texas, Houston, TX, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before JONES, HO, and OLDHAM, Circuit Judges.


Johnnetta Punch says the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ("NASA") discriminated against her. She pursued her claims before numerous tribunals —none of which found any discrimination or other violation of law. But the merits of her allegations are not before us. The issue here is procedural. We...

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