Carolyn Thomas v. Marion Barry

BAZELON, Senior Circuit Judge:

Appellants challenge their transfer from the U.S. Department of Labor to the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services. They seek an injunction which either would reinstate them to the federal competitive service or would grant them identical rights, benefits, and privileges. The district court dismissed their action holding: (1) that federal jurisdiction was lacking; and (2) that the employees had no entitlement to federal civil service benefits. 1 We reverse the district court’s jurisdictional holding but affirm its dismissal on the substantive…