Legal Opinion
Young v. Lehman
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1984No. 83-1903PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
John Lehman, as Secretary of the Department of the United States Navy, appeals from the decision of the district court which held that Margaret Young was denied a promotion in one of the Navy commands on the basis of racial discrimination. The district court concluded that Young presented a prima facie case of discrimination and that the Navy’s proffered non-discriminatory reasons were pretextual in that they were “unworthy of credence.” We reverse.
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