United States Federal Circuit

Air traffic controller's disclosure of Notice to Airmen is not protected by the Whistleblower Protection Act, because controller did not understand the nature of the document he was disclosing, did not seek an explanation from others, and did not ascertain the effective date of the document.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/31/2000
• Published 10/31/2000

Judges

• LINN, Circuit Judge., Before BRYSON, GAJARSA, and LINN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jerre W. Dixon,Dixon and Snow, P.C., of Denver, Colorado, for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Harold D. Lester, Jr., Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, for respondent.   On the brief were David W. Ogden, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, Kirk T. Manhardt, Assistant Director, and Lara Levinson, Attorney.