Legal Opinion
Paulette L. Barnes v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 27, 1977No. 74-2026PublishedCited by 178 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
This appeal launches a review of an order of the District Court awarding a summary judgment to appellee 1 on the ground that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,2 as amended by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972,3 does not offer redress for appellant’s complaint that her job at the Environmental Protection Agency was abolished because she repulsed her male superior’s sexual advances.4 We reverse.
I
Appellant, a black woman, was hired by the director of the Agency’s equal employment opportunity division, who also is black, as his…
2Cases cited57 opinions
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3Cited by178 opinions
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