Legal Opinion
Jeffrey Otherson v. Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 21, 1983No. 82-1991PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge McGOWAN.
McGOWAN,
Senior Circuit Judge:
Jeffrey Otherson formerly worked as a border patrol agent for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). INS discharged him after he and a co-worker received criminal convictions for physically abusing aliens according to a prearranged scheme they carried out during working hours with apparent zest. When Otherson appealed his discharge, the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) held that the doctrine of issue preclusion, also known as collateral estoppel, forbade him from relitigat-ing the facts…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Parklane Hosiery Co. v. ShoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Montana v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Cromwell v. County of SacSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
35 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by172 opinions
- Yamaha Corporation of America v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1992
- United States v. BotefuhrCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2002
- Swentek v. Usair, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
- Anthony J. Scherer, Jr. v. David J. BalkemaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Michael McCarthy Arthur Waskow v. Richard G. KleindienstCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
167 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.