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Breaking News:  March 10, 2005

E-Mail Figures Prominently in Race
Discrimination Action Against the Navy
 

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a jury verdict that found the Navy did not discriminate against a Pearl Harbor shipyard manager who was passed over for promotion in favor of Caucasian applicants from the mainland.

In a decision issued last week, the judges sent the case back to the trial court for a new trial, where additional testimony from witnesses concerning race discrimination in the Navy’s hiring practices will be introduced. The plaintiffs allege the Navy didn't believe local workers were good enough to be senior managers, Ikei said.

The case has been referred to as the "gene pool" case because of evidence submitted in the case of an e-mail written by a Captain who was at the time Commander of the Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. The e-mail referred, in loose language, including slang expressions, to the Navy's strategy in staffing senior civilian positions by seeking to "broaden the gene pool" by hiring mainland candidates.

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