Legal Opinion
Brookens v. Acosta
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided March 2, 2018No. Civil Action No. 16–1390 (TJK)PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMOTHY J. KELLY, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Benoit Brookens worked as an economist for the Department of Labor ("DOL," sued in this case through Defendant, the Secretary of Labor, in his official capacity). Brookens claims that DOL unlawfully terminated him, alleging that his firing amounted to age- and race-based discrimination and retaliation for his union activity. He litigated those claims before the Merit Systems Protection Board ("MSPB"), which rejected them. He then sought to appeal the MSPB's decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Because Brookens'…
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