Legal Opinion
Primas v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 21, 2013No. 12-7078PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Evelyn Primas, an African-American woman, served for years as a Commander in the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (“MPD”). But soon after taking office, Chief of Police Cathy Lanier, allegedly in connection with a Department-wide reorganization, informed Primas that, though her responsibilities would remain the same, she would be demoted two ranks. When Primas opted to retire instead of accepting the demotion, Lanier hired a white man to serve in Pri-mas’s position at one rank higher than the rank…
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