Legal Opinion
Sacco v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 21, 2006No. 2005-5066PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Geraldine Sacco (“Sacco”) and Karen Vesterby (“Vesterby”) appeal a decision of the United States Court of Federal Claims dismissing, for want of subject matter jurisdiction, their claims for attorney’s fees pursuant to the Back Pay Act, 5 U.S.C. § 5596(b)(l)(A)(ii). Sacco v. United States, 63 Fed.Cl. 424, 430 (2004). We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Sacco was employed as a Special Agent with the Drug Enforcement Agency (“DEA”). In August, 1998, she was placed on administrative leave pending completion of several months of medical treatment and a suitability review. On December 27, 1998,…
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