Legal Opinion
Greenhill, Frances v. Spellings, Margaret
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 6, 2007No. 06-5030PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Senior Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Senior Circuit Judge.
In 2002 Frances Greenhill received a letter from the Department of Justice rescinding an offer of employment. This rescission was the result of a negative reference, which Greenhill claims came from her former supervisor at the Department of Education in contravention of a settlement agreement. Plaintiff brought suit in district court, seeking $210,000 in damages and some equitable remedies. The district court concluded that the cause of action was within the exclusive jurisdiction of the…
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