United States DC Circuit

In an action raising a claim of racial discrimination and retaliation for having filed a complaint after the Metropolitan Police Department had reorganized its Canine Unit, summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the reorganization resulted in a tangibly objective harm since officers were paid less for working a substantially more difficult schedule; 2) officers never contended this was a mixed-motive case, and no reasonable jury could conclude that the district's justifications were pretextual, leaving race as the sole motivation for reorganizing the Unit; and 3) plaintiffs' claims of retaliation were unsupported by the evidence.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/18/2008
• Decided 06/10/2008
• Published 06/10/2008

Judges

• Before:  SENTELLE, Chief Judge, GINSBURG, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS, Senior Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• David H. Shapiro argued the cause for appellants.   With him on the briefs were Richard L. Swick and Ellen K. Renaud.


• For Appellees:
  
• Donna M. Murasky, Deputy Solicitor General, Office of Attorney General for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the briefs were Linda J. Singer, Attorney General at the time the brief was filed, and Todd S. Kim, Solicitor General.  Edward E. Schwab, Deputy Attorney General, entered an appearance.