United States Federal Circuit

In a case in which a federal employee who was summoned to serve on a grand jury for two years and who was terminated from her job at the end of her second year sought back pay, reinstatement, and other forms of compensation, the United States Court of Federal Claims' grant of summary judgment in favor of the government with regards to the plaintiff's pre-removal back pay claim is reversed, where: 1) 5 USC section 6322(a) is clear on its face and entitles a grand juror to court leave when summoned, regardless of whether the grand juror volunteered to be summoned; and 2) a plain reading of section 6322(a) would not lead to an absurd result that would prevent the court from reading the statute according to its terms.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/30/2012
• Published 04/30/2012

Judges

• Wallach

Court

• United States Federal Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Richard A. Regnier, Elizabeth Anne Speck