Legal Opinion
Jane Gallo v. Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 5, 2013No. 2011-3094PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LINN, Circuit Judge.
Jane L. Gallo (“Gallo”) requests attorney fees under the Back Pay Act, 5 U.S.C. § 5596, and Federal Circuit Rule 47.7 (“Rule 47.7”). Because this court lacks the statutory authority to award attorney fees under the Back Pay Act to employees of the Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”), Gallo’s request is denied.
I. Background
A full description of the factual and procedural background of the present case is provided in Gallo v. Department of Transportation, 689 F.3d 1294 (Fed.Cir.2012) (“Gallo II ”). Gallo was employed by the Department of Transportation (“Department”) FAA…
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