O'Brien v. United States

Defendant moves to dismiss plaintiff’s petition on the ground that plaintiff is estopped from seeking relief in this court because of the judgment of the United States District Court, affirmed on appeal by the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Plaintiff in this court sues for his salary, of which he alleges he has been illegally deprived because he was removed from his position as an attorney in the Department of Justice, without compliance with the required procedure and for causes other than the good of the service. In the District Court he sought restoration to the…