United States Federal Circuit

Plaintiff-employee's removal from employment at the IRS, for improperly disclosing confidential tax information, is affirmed where an arbitrator properly concluded that the removal was reasonable and promoted the efficiency of the IRS.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/02/2004
• Published 11/02/2004

Judges

• FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge., Before NEWMAN, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and SCHALL, Circuit Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• C. Robert Collins, Collins & Collins, L.L.P., of Phoenix, Arizona, argued for petitioner.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael N. O'Connell, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent.   On the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director;  Franklin E. White, Jr., Assistant Director, and Matthew P. Reed, Trial Attorney.