Legal Opinion
Alison Palmer v. George P. Shultz, as Secretary of State. Marguerite Cooper v. George P. Shultz, as Secretary of State
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 24, 1987No. 85-6101, 85-6102PublishedCited by 129 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.
WALD, Chief Judge:
In this action, a class of women plaintiffs allege various forms of unlawful employment discrimination in the Foreign Service from 1976 to 1983. After a trial, the Dis trict Court found that no unlawful discrimination had occurred. See 616 F.Supp. 1540 (D.D.C.1985). This appeal followed. The record, however, discloses that the District Court’s decision was premised on errors of law and that several of its critical findings of fact were clearly erroneous. Consequently, we reverse, and remand for further proceedings in accordance…
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