Legal Opinion
Margaret T. Whitacre v. James F. Davey
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 17, 1989No. 88-5339PublishedCited by 62 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from the district court’s dismissal of a Bivens claim against two court officials who allegedly discriminated in employment against appellant. 1 The district court thought the allegation, which was adequate to allege a statutory violation, was insufficient to make out a constitutional tort. We affirm.
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Margaret Whitacre was employed since 1967 by the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Dis trict of Columbia. In August 1985, Whit-acre, who was then 51 years old, held one…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by62 opinions
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- Harris v. RoderickCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1997
- Leonard Rollon Crawford-El v. Patricia Britton and the District of ColumbiaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
- Branch v. TunnellCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- United States v. Weathers, Marc K.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1999
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