Legal Opinion

James E. Brown v. Secretary of the Army. Wellington Mitchell v. Secretary of Commerce

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 9, 1990No. 89-5371, 89-5375PublishedCited by 44 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge RUTH BADER GINSBURG.

Dissenting opinion filed by Chief Judge WALD.

RUTH BADER GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

In these consolidated appeals, federal employees James Brown and Wellington Mitchell contest district court rulings denying prejudgment interest on the back pay awarded them as successful litigants under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e. On May 11, 1989, the district court awarded Brown, a black civilian employee of the United States Army, promotions retroactive to 1975 and corresponding back pay. See Brown v. Marsh, 713…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Brown v. General Services AdministrationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Great American Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n v. NovotnySupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Library of Congress v. ShawSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  5. Loeffler v. FrankSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by44 opinions

  1. Roy E. Bowden v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
  2. Herbert K. Wilson v. Federico F. Pena, Secretary, Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  3. Francis J. Dashnaw, Appellee-Cross-Appellant v. Federico Pena, Secretary of Transportation, Appellant-Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
  4. James Brown, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Secretary of the Army, Appellant/cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
  5. Hayes v. ShalalaDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1995

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