United States Federal Circuit

Plaintiff DOJ attorneys' class action suit for overtime compensation was unsuccessful because the overtime was not officially ordered or approved in writing as required by the Federal Employees Pay Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 06/23/2004
• Published 06/23/2004

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before RADER, BRYSON, and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Robert A. Van Kirk,Williams & Connolly LLP, of Washington, DC, argued for plaintiffs-appellees.   With him on the brief were Brendan V. Sullivan, Jr., John G. Kester, and Daniel D. Williams.   Of counsel on the brief were Steven M. Umin, J. Alan Galbraith, David S. Blatt, and R. Hackney Wiegmann.   Also of counsel on the brief were Paul Y. Kiyonaga and Debra L. Soltis, Kiyonaga & Soltis, P.C., of Washington, DC. Of counsel was Brad Snyder, Williams & Connolly LLP, of Washington, DC., Mark B. Stern, Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for defendant-appellant.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  Gregory G. Katsas, Deputy Assistant Attorney General;  Michael S. Raab, Alisa B. Klein, and Ara B. Gershengorn, Attorneys.   Also on the brief was Hillary A. Stern, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, of Washington, DC. Of counsel was Lewis Yelin, Attorney, Appellate Staff, Civil Division, of Washington, DC.