Legal Opinion
Floyd v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided November 7, 1997No. 96-5340PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge TATEL.
TATEL, Circuit Judge:
Retired U.S. Secret Service agents sued the District of Columbia and the United States, claiming entitlement to increased retirement benefits administered by the District of Columbia but funded by the federal government. The district court entered summary judgment for the retirees. Finding that the district court lacked jurisdiction over the United States, we vacate the entire judgment.
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To combat rampant counterfeiting during the' Civil War, the Department of the Treasury created the U.S. Secret Service in 1865. Not until…
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