United States DC Circuit

In employment discrimination suit, denial of plaintiff's motion for discovery under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(f), and subsequent grant of summary judgment for defendant are affirmed where plaintiff has failed to provide any persuasive reason for needing discovery and defendant's affidavits support summary judgment.

Appellate Information

• Argued 10/02/2007
• Decided 11/16/2007
• Published 11/16/2007

Judges

• Before: SENTELLE and TATEL, Circuit Judges, and WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David A. Branch argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Beverly M. Russell, Assistant U.S. Attorney, argued the cause for appellee.   With her on the brief were Jeffrey A. Taylor, U.S. Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence, Assistant U.S. Attorney.