United States Federal Circuit

Plaintiff successfully challenged an agency decision to suspend him indefinitely, and the arbitrator who reversed the indefinite suspension erred when he denied plaintiff attorney fees under Back Pay Act.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/20/2005
• Published 09/20/2005

Judges

• PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judge., Before SCHALL, Circuit Judge, ARCHER and PLAGER, Senior Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• George M. Chuzi, Kalijarvi, Chuzi & Newman, P.C., of Washington, DC, argued for petitioner.   Of counsel was Elizabeth L. Newman.


• For Appellees:
  
• Domenique Kirchner, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent.   With her on the brief were Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, and Patricia M. McCarthy, Assistant Director.