Legal Opinion
Barbara Franklin McKenna v. Caspar W. Weinberger, Secretary of Defense
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 2, 1984No. 83-1334PublishedCited by 214 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge:
Barbara F. McKenna resigned under threat of discharge from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) in August, 1978. Ms. McKenna brought suit, claiming 1) that this action was motivated by sex discrimination in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act; 1 2) that, alternatively, it was in retaliation for her complaints about discriminatory treatment, also in violation of Title VII; 2 and 3) that in effecting her discharge, the agency failed to follow its own procedures in violation of § 706 of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA). 3 After a trial on the…
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