Fritch v. U.S. Department of State

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) PAUL FRITCH, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 15-cv-00430 (APM) ) U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Paul Fritch, a career Foreign Service Officer employed by Defendant U.S. Department of State, filed this lawsuit under the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”), seeking review of the Foreign Service Grievance Board’s rulings regarding two administrative grievances he filed. In his first grievance,…