United States DC Circuit

An officer of the Coast Guard was not treated unjustly or discriminated against based on her gender, when evidence showed that her assignment was reasonable as a way of meeting the needs of the service, and "downsides" to double-billeting the officer in the assignment of her choice existed.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/10/2002
• Decided 06/14/2002
• Published 06/14/2002

Judges

• Before:  GINSBURG, Chief Judge, and RANDOLPH and TATEL, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Fred E. Haynes, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellant.   With him on the briefs were Roscoe C. Howard, Jr., U.S. Attorney, R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney, and Dale C. Andrews, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, U.S. Department of Transportation.


• For Appellees:
  
• Eugene R. Fidell argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee.