Legal Opinion
White v. City of San Diego
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 24, 1979No. 77-1195PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALLACE, Circuit Judge:
White appeals a district court ruling that the City of San Diego (the City) and certain named defendants did not discriminate against her on the basis of sex in her attempts at promotion to higher level accounting positions with the City. We affirm.
I
Although several factual issues are disputed, the basic sequence of events is clear. City accounting positions, ranked from highest to lowest, are principal accountant (a managerial position), senior accountant, accountant, and junior accountant. Promotion to accountant is automatic after passage of an examination; promotion…
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