James Brown, Appellee/cross-Appellant v. Secretary of the Army, Appellant/cross-Appellee

GINSBURG, Circuit Judge:

In this litigation of Dickensian protraction, James E. Brown, a civilian employee of the U.S. Army, alleged and for the most part established that he was the victim of repeated employment discrimination based upon his race. In the last chapter Brown prevailed on the merits of a Title VII suit alleging that the Army discriminated against him in refusing to hire him into a GS-9 position; he received an award of back pay, placement in an appropriate position, and a permanent injunction against the Army’s engaging in any further discrimination against him. See Brown v.…