United States Fourth Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's Title VII racial discrimination claim is affirmed, pursuant to the "state secrets doctrine," since the case would require disclosure of highly classified information concerning the identity, location, and assignments of CIA operatives.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/26/2005
• Decided 08/03/2005
• Published 08/03/2005

Judges

• Before WILKINS, Chief Judge, and WILKINSON and GREGORY, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Mark Steven Zaid, Krieger & Zaid, P.L.L.C., Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  William Joseph Howard, Assistant United States Attorney, Department of Homeland Security, Washington, D.C., for Appellee.   ON BRIEF:  George R.A. Doumar, Arlington, Virginia, for Appellant.  Paul J. McNulty, United States Attorney, Larry Lee Gregg, Assistant United States Attorney, Alexandria, Virginia, for Appellee.