Legal Opinion
Markowicz v. Nielsen
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 20, 2018No. Civil Action No.: 15–1335 (RC)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Michael Markowicz is a white man employed as a Special Agent by the United States Secret Service, an organization within the purview of the United States Department of Homeland Security (the "Department"). He claims that the Department denied him a promotion because of his race, and instead promoted three minority candidates. This decision, according to Special Agent Markowicz, violated the anti-discrimination provision of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Defendant has moved for summary judgment, arguing that the…
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