United States Federal Circuit

In an action charging retaliation against petitioner-employee for his whistleblowing activity, denial by the Merit Systems Protection Board of petitioner's claim is reversed and remanded where petitioner had made a disclosure protected under 5 U.S.C. section 2302(b)(8).

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/07/2008
• Published 10/07/2008

Judges

• MOORE, Circuit Judge., Before MICHEL, Chief Judge, MOORE, Circuit Judge, and O'GRADY, District Judge.

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Nicholas Woodfield, The Employment Law Group, P.C., of Washington, DC, argued for petitioner.   With him on the brief was R. Scott Oswald.


• For Appellees:
  
• Todd M. Hughes, Deputy Director, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, United States Department of Justice, of Washington, DC, argued for respondent.   With him on the brief were Jeffrey S. Bucholtz, Acting Assistant Attorney General;  Jeanne E. Davidson, Director;  and David D'Alessandris, Trial Attorney.