Legal Opinion
Dr. Bhartur N. Premachandra v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 27, 1984No. 83-2598PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HENLEY, Senior Circuit Judge.
Dr. Bhartur N. Premachandra appeals from the district court’s 1 dismissal of an action for damages he brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671-2680. Premachandra's suit stemmed from a wrongful decision made by the Veterans Administration in 1980 to discharge him from his post as a VA endocrinologist. In granting defendant United States of America’s motion to dismiss, the district court, 574 F.Supp. 365, held that civil service remedies available to wrongfully discharged federal employees under 5 U.S.C.' §§ 7511-7513, 7701-7703 were…
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