United States Federal Circuit

Dismissal of plaintiff's whistleblowing claim is affirmed where plaintiff did not have a reasonable belief that he was disclosing gross mismanagement.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/15/2004
• Published 12/15/2004

Judges

• DYK, Circuit Judge., Before MAYER, Chief Judge, LOURIE and DYK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Joanne Royce, Government Accountability Project, of Washington, DC, argued for petitioner.   Of counsel was Richard Segerblom, Richard Segerblom, Ltd., of Las Vegas, Nevada.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald M. Alexander, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent.   With him on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General;  David M. Cohen, Director, and Todd M. Hughes, Assistant Director.