Dobyns v. United States

OPINION

ALLEGRA, Judge:

In this case, an agent of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) alleges that, following a highly successful undercover operation, ATF failed to protect him and his family from threats and violence, and otherwise subjected him to a hostile work environment. He asserts that ATF’s malfeasance and misfeasance in these and other regards violated an agreement he had with the agency settling a prior employment dispute, thereby giving rise to contract claims over which this court has jurisdiction under the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1491. Defendant argues…