Villarreal v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of the United States

The appellant, Baltazar Villarreal, was employed as the Area Director at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Kansas City office, which was under the jurisdiction of the St. Louis District Office. Winfred Mansfield was the District Director, and had ultimate responsibility for both agency offices.

Mansfield had spoken with the appellant on numerous occasions regarding the backlog of cases in the Kansas City office. The backlog problem eventually led John Nicholson, the Deputy Director of the St. Louis office, to reprimand the appellant. A formal grievance was filed by the…