Legal Opinion
Porter, Melvin v. Natsios, Andrew S.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 1, 2005No. 04-5061PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
Melvin Porter sued his employer for violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (2000), after he was passed over for promotion to three different GS-15 positions. Although the jury rejected his allegations of racial discrimination, it found that retaliation against him for his previous complaints of racial discrimination was a motivating factor in his employer’s decision not to select him for two of the GS-15 positions and awarded him $30,000 in compensatory damages. As further relief,…
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