Legal Opinion

Pedro Berrios v. Department of the Army

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided August 29, 1989No. 88-2103PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CAFFREY, Senior District Judge.

Pedro Berrios appeals from the district court’s ruling dismissing his Complaint against the Department of the Army (“the Department”), two of his former supervisors, and other named defendants. 1 The district court allowed defendants’ motion to dismiss on the grounds that plaintiff’s federal constitutional claims can be maintained only in strict accordance with the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, Pub.L. No. 95-454, 92 Stat. 1111 (1978) (codified in various sections of 5 U.S.C.) (“CSRA” or “Act”), and that his defamation claims against the supervisors are…

2Cases cited9 opinions

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3Cited by56 opinions

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