Legal Opinion
Lanphear v. Prokop
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 1, 1983No. 82-1388PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge WILKEY.
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Thomas Lanphear, a white male, complains of racial discrimination in federal employment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.1 Specifically, he claims that on account of his race he was removed from his position as Chief Appeals Officer of the Merit Systems Protection Board’s Washington Field Office and thereafter denied reappointment to that post on two occasions.2 The district court dismissed appellant’s suit following a bench trial finding that there was a legitimate, nondiseriminatory…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Steelworkers of America v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by67 opinions
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- Arendale v. City of MemphisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2008
- Murray v. Thistledown Racing Club, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Richard Figueroa v. Michael PompeoCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2019
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