Legal Opinion
Figueroa v. Tillerson
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided January 31, 2018No. Case No. 16–cv–649 (CRC)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTOPHER R. COOPER, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Richard Figueroa climbed the ranks of the Foreign Service for 23 years. But in 2009, after he did not receive one of a limited number of competitively-awarded promotions to the next level, Figueroa was forced into mandatory retirement and filed suit, alleging that the State Department denied him the promotion because he is Hispanic. Proceeding pro se, he advances claims under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for both disparate treatment and disparate impact. For supporting evidence, Figueroa does not point to any intentional…
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