United States Second Circuit

An employee who is named as a voluntary witness in a Title VII suit, but who is never called on to testify, is protected under Title VII's anti-retaliation clause.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/17/2005
• Decided 08/23/2005
• Published 08/23/2005

Judges

• MESKILL, Circuit Judge., Before:  MESKILL, NEWMAN and CABRANES, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Barbara E. Gardner, Manchester, CT, for Appellant., Jason M. Mayo, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington DC (Eric S. Dreiband, General Counsel, Lorraine C. Davis, Acting Associate General Counsel, Vincent J. Blackwood, Assistant General Counsel, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Washington DC, of counsel), for Amicus Curiae Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.


• For Appellees:
  
• Felix J. Springer, Day, Berry & Howard, Hartford, CT (Daniel A. Schwartz, Douglas W. Bartinik, Day, Berry & Howard, Hartford, CT, of counsel), for Appellee.