Flynn v. United States Securities & Exchange Commission

Petition denied in part, granted in part, and remanded for further proceedings by published opinion. Judge Wynn wrote the opinion, in which Judge Motz and Judge Duncan joined.

WYNN, Circuit Judge:

In May 2013, Rory Flynn was fired from his position at the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC,” or the “Commission”). Flynn claims that his supervisor terminated him in reprisal for raising concerns about his section’s alleged chronic inefficiency. Seeking redress under a provision of the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, 5 U.S.C. § 2302(b)(8), Flynn filed suit. An Administrative Judge…