Wagh v. Nimmo

Dr. Premanand V. Wagh filed this employment discrimination suit under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et. seq., claiming that the Veterans Administration discharged him from his position as a biochemist because of his race and national origin.

Following a bench trial, the district court1 found (1) that Dr. Wagh, a native of India, established a prima facie case of employment discrimination; (2) that the Veterans Administration produced sufficient evidence to show a legitimate non-discriminatory reason for Dr. Wagh’s dismissal — he did not perform the job for which…