Legal Opinion
Javier Mayorga v. Christine A. Merdon
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 28, 2019No. 18-5045PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Ginsburg, Senior Circuit Judge:
Javier Mayorga, an employee of the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), brought an action against the Acting Architect of the Capitol, Christine A. Merdon, in her official capacity. Mayorga alleges the selecting officials at the AOC denied him a promotion on the basis of his race and national origin in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq . The district court granted summary judgment to the AOC and Mayorga now appeals.
For the reasons below, we vacate the judgment of the district court and remand the case for trial, at…
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