Coleman v. Napolitano

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) James Coleman, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Civil No. 12-cv-01352 (APM) ) Jeh C. Johnson, ) Secretary of the ) Department of Homeland Security, ) ) Defendant. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff James Coleman is a Production Specialist with the Secretary’s Briefing Staff in the Department of Homeland Security.1 When a position came available to become a Supervisory Production Specialist, Plaintiff applied but was passed over in favor of two…