LYONS v. CITY OF ALEXANDRIA

No. 20-1656.

35 F.4th 285 (2022)

Micheall LYONS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF ALEXANDRIA, A municipal corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Defendant-Appellee. United States of America, Amicus Curiae.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided: May 31, 2022.

Amended: June 1, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Stephen B. Pershing , PERSHING LAW PLLC, Washington, D.C., for Appellant. Ronda Brown Esaw , GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP, McLean, Virginia, for Appellee. Anna Marks Baldwin , UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae. ON BRIEF: Laura Metcoff Klaus , Washington, D.C., Michelle D. Gambino , Michael A. Hass , GREENBERG TRAURIG, LLP, McLean, Virginia, for Appellee. Eric S. Dreiband , Assistant Attorney General, Alexander V. Maugeri , Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Tovah R. Calderon , Civil Rights Division, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, Washington, D.C.; Sharon Fast Gustafson , General Counsel, Jennifer S. Goldstein , Associate General Counsel, Sydney A.R. Foster , Assistant General Counsel, Anne W. King , EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Curiae.

Affirmed by published opinion. Judge Richardson wrote the opinion in which Judge Wilkinson and Judge Wynn joined.


Micheall Lyons alleges that his employer, the Alexandria Fire Department, intentionally discriminated against him because of his race in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. While already serving as a firefighter, Lyons sought to become a paramedic. With the Fire Department...

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