Legal Opinion
Gerlich v. United States Department of Justice
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 16, 2009No. Civil Action No. 2008-1134Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SEAN M. GERLICH, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 08-1134 (JDB) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs are eight unsuccessful applicants for employment with the United States Department of Justice ("DOJ") who assert claims arising from the well-publicized misconduct of senior DOJ officials who allegedly discriminated against certain applicants based upon their political affiliations. Plaintiffs assert claims against defendant DOJ for monetary and equitable relief under the Privacy…
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