James B. MORRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald B. RICE, Secretary of Air Force, Defendant-Appellee

OPINION

NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:

We are presented with the novel procedural question of whether a district court, conducting a de novo review of the remedy portion of an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) decision in a race discrimination case, is bound by factual findings of the EEOC that support its finding of liability or, stated otherwise, whether the court may reconsider EEOC-found facts insofar as they relate to the remedy issues. The question is significant to a plaintiff who is a federal employee or federal job applicant because an EEOC finding of discrimination is binding…