United States DC Circuit

In an action by six minority members of a police department claiming that defendant police supervisor's racially discriminatory conduct and the district's complicity impaired plaintiffs' employment contract, summary judgment for defendants is affirmed where: 1) the disciplinary proceeding relied upon by plaintiff took place after the events alleged in the complaint and the police chief in fact did discipline the supervisor for his treatment of the officers under his command; and 2) even the most charitable reading of plaintiffs' briefs revealed only passing references to a vague and unsupported narrative of a supervisor's harsh treatment of his employees.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/23/2010
• Published 02/23/2010

Judges

• Before GARLAND, Circuit Judge, and EDWARDS and RANDOLPH, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Donald M. Temple argued the cause and filed the briefs for appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Mary L. Wilson, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia, argued the cause for appellees. With her on the brief were Peter J. Nickles, Attorney General, Todd S. Kim, Solicitor General, Donna M. Murasky, Deputy Solicitor General, and Stacy L. Anderson, Assistant Attorney General.