John W. BLUE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Sheila WIDNALL, Officially as Secretary of the Air Force, Defendant-Appellee

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• evidence that plaintiffs and selected applicant’s qualifications were close is insufficient to preclude summary judgment
• “[O]nly preselection based on discriminatory motives violates Title VII.” (citing Goostree v. Tennessee, 796 F.2d 854, 861- 62 (6th Cir. 1986)
• “As the [Civil Service Reform Act] does not authorize judicial review of [plaintiff’s] alleged violations of the [Veteran’s Preference Act”] . . . we lack jurisdiction to review these claims.”
• “‘The closer the qualifications of the candidates, the less weight the court should give to perceived differences in qualifications in deciding whether the proffered explanations were pretextual.’” (quoting Odima, 991 F.2d at 602)

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