Legal Opinion
Palmer v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1986No. 85-5526PublishedCited by 117 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRUNETTI, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Thomas Y. Palmer (“Palmer”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of appellees on Palmer’s claim of discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. We affirm.
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FACTS
Palmer, now sixty-two years of age, was hired by the United States Forest Service in December 1967. He holds a masters degree in meteorology. He was initially employed by the Forest Service as a research meteorologist at a forest fire laboratory in Riverside, California (Government Service, level 14 (GS-14)). In December 1969, he was promoted to the position…
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