Margaret B. PACK, Appellant, v. ENERGY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION Et Al., Appellees
Opinion
Opinion
Margaret B. Pack, the appellant, instituted her suit in the District Court, seeking monetary damages pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-16(c) (Supp. V 1975), 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343 (3), (4) (1970), and Executive Orders 11246, 11375, and 11478. Her complaint alleged that the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); and its employees discriminated against her on the basis of her sex by denying her employment promotions, training, and full-time employment between 1965 and 1973. She sought back pay, costs, attorney’s fees, and punitive damages.
The District Court, relying upon the administrative record compiled at an AEC hearing that adjudicated Pack’s claim and additional evidence submitted by the parties, entered judgment for the appellees. We affirm.
I.
In 1965 the Nevada Operation Office (NVOO) of the AEC employed appellant as a geological engineer on a part-time basis at the salary level of GS-11, Step 2. She was terminated by a reduction-in-force action in March, 1973, without having received a promotion to a higher GS grade or an offer of full-time employment.
After receiving notification of termination, Pack arranged a meeting with an Equal…