Legal Opinion
Glenda J. Bledsoe v. Secretary of the Navy, James H. Webb, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1988No. 87-5777PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
This case presents questions of justicia-bility and mootness.
The district court dismissed appellant’s claim, under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, section 717(a), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(a) (“Title VII”), as nonjusticia-ble. That claim is based on a military officer’s decision to bar a female, civilian employee of a military department from embarking on a Navy vessel.
The district court did not address mootness.
Since we find the claim justiciable and not moot, we reverse and remand for trial on appellant’s Title VII claim.
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Appellant, Glenda J. Bledsoe, is a…
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