Mealey's (August 5, 2015, 10:46 AM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A border patrol agent who was not chosen for a promotion despite being eligible for the position presented sufficient evidence to proceed with his age-bias suit, the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals ruled Aug. 3 (John M. France v. Jeh Johnson, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security, No. 13-15534, 9th Cir.; 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 13487).

(Opinion available. Document #73-150814-033Z.)

John France is a border patrol agent assigned to the Tucson Sector of Border Patrol, an agency of the U.S. Department of Homeland...