Esparraguera v. Department of the Army

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MARIA ESPARRAGUERA, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 21-421 (TJK) DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION The Under Secretary of the Army removed Maria Esparraguera from a select group of senior civil servants—the Senior Executive Service, or SES—because of unsatisfactory performance reviews. She sued to challenge that decision, alleging that it violated her statutory rights under the Civil Service Reform Act and her due process guarantees under the Fifth Amendment. Defendants moved to dismiss. They argue that this…