United States Fourth Circuit

Summary judgment in favor of defendant is affirmed over claims that failure to promote her to Fire Captain was based on her gender, in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and that defendant's claim male candidates were more qualified was pretextual.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/25/2006
• Decided 06/23/2006
• Published 06/23/2006

Judges

• Before WILKINSON, NIEMEYER, and KING, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Carolyn P. Carpenter, Richmond, Virginia, for Appellant.  Allen Link Jackson, Chief Deputy City Attorney, City Attorney's Office for the City of Newport News, Newport News, Virginia, for Appellee.