Marshall J. Orloff, M.D. v. Max Cleland, as Administrator, of the Veterans Administration

FLETCHER, Circuit Judge:

Orloff, a former part-time physician employee of a Veterans’ Administration (VA) hospital, brought suit against the VA Administrator and various other individuals, in their official capacities, for violations of the Veterans’ Preference Act and the Due Proc ess Clause of the Constitution. He alleged that the VA terminated his employment without regard to the procedural requirements of either the Veterans’ Preference Act or the Due Process Clause of the Constitution. He further alleged that public disclosure of the VA’s charges against him constituted a deprivation of a…