Bishop v. United States

FILED UNDER SEAL.1

BRUGGINK, Judge.

OPINION

This is an action brought under the Federal Employees Pay Act, 5 U.S.C. §§ 5541-5550a (2000) (“FEPA”). Plaintiffs claim that the Bureau of Prisons (“BOP”) owes them compensation for overtime work they performed before and after their assigned shifts. Approximately 582 plaintiffs are involved in this and other similar cases against the BOP. Plaintiffs filed this case in 2003, but other cases were filed as early as 2000. Plaintiffs serve in a variety of positions throughout BOP facilities scattered across the country. During the pendency of discovery in…