Legal Opinion
Stephens v. U.S. Department of Labor
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided November 23, 2015No. Civil Action No. 2015-0140Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
AMY BERMAN JACKSON, United States District Judge
Plaintiff Raymond W. Stephens, Jr. filed suit against the United States Department of Labor (DOL), alleging that DOL acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner when it denied his petition to reopen his claim for benefits under Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, 42 U.S.C. §§ 7384 et seq. (EEOICPA).
Stephens initiated litigation against the DOL in 2008. Compl. ¶ 4; Stephens v. U.S. Dep’t of Labor, 571 F.Supp.2d 186, 186 (D.D.C.2008), aff'd, 384 Fed.Appx. 5 (D.C.Cir.2010). In his…
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