Legal Opinion
Violet Davis Grubbs, Individually, and on Behalf of All Persons Similarly Situated v. Earl L. Butz, Individually, and as Secretary of Agriculture
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 26, 1976No. 73-1955PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Chief Judge:
The sole question on this motion is whether appellant — who claims but has yet to prove that the Department of Agriculture discriminated against her in employment— is entitled to attorney’s fees for services in a substantially successful interlocutory appeal.
On May 4, 1973, Ms. Grubbs instituted an action in the District Court pursuant to § 717(c) of the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(c) (Supp. IV 1974), alleging that she had been the victim of sex discrimination by the Department of Agriculture and had been subjected to reprisals since her…
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