United States Ninth Circuit

In a breach of contract and employment discrimination action claiming that a Title VII predetermination settlement agreement required the Navy to provide plaintiff a particular type of training, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed in part where plaintiff was unable to produce evidence undermining the credibility or validity of the Navy’s proffered reasons for denying the training. However, the judgment is vacated in part where Congress' waiver of sovereign immunity under Title VII did not extend to suits to enforce settlement agreements entered into without genuine investigation, reasonable cause determination, and conciliation efforts by the EEOC.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/27/2010
• Published 12/27/2010

Judges

• Michael Daly Hawkins

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steven M. Spiegel, Thomas A. Helper