Legal Opinion
Ronald J. Fischbach v. District of Columbia Department of Corrections and Hallem H. Williams, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided July 15, 1996No. 95-7154, 95-7167PublishedCited by 578 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:
Ronald Fischbach, an employee of the District of Columbia Department of Corrections, claims that he was denied a promotion because he is white. After a bench trial, the district court entered judgment in his favor. In an unpublished order issued March 11, 1996, we reversed, 80 F.3d 558 (table); we now explain the basis of that disposition.
I. Background
In 1984, Dr. James Lomax retired from his position as Chief Psychologist at a Department of Corrections facility called Youth Center I, located in the Lorton prison complex. In early 1985, when the Department moved to…
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