Legal Opinion
Peternel v. Buttigieg
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided October 28, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2023-0670Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JOHN PETERNEL, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 23-670 (BAH) v. Judge Beryl A. Howell SEAN P. DUFFY, in his official capacity as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiff John Peternel is an economist at the GS-13 grade level in the Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (“FRA”). Believing he was denied a promotion, a transfer, and a cash bonus for retaliatory reasons, plaintiff initiated this suit against defendant Sean P. Duffy, Secretary of the Department of…
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