Legal Opinion
Charles W. Butler v. Richard Thornburgh, in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the United States
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided May 15, 1990No. 89-3337PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
This appeal comes to us from the district court’s denial of relief to an FBI agent who was discharged from his employment with the Bureau because of incidents connected with a drinking problem. Appellant Butler invokes the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. Sections 701-794, and the operating procedures of the FBI in his challenge to the decision of the district court. For the reasons set out below, we must hold that Mr. Butler’s claims fail and we, therefore, affirm the decision of the district court.
Statement of the Facts
Appellant Charles W. Butler was an employee of…
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