Legal Opinion
Frederick A. Siegert, ph.d. v. H. Melvyn Gilley, ph.d.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 16, 1990No. 88-5257PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge BUCKLEY.
Opinion dissenting in part filed by Chief Judge WALD.
BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal involves a suit by Dr. Frederick Siegert, a psychologist, against Dr. Mel-vyn Gilley, his one-time supervisor at a government hospital. Both are government employees. The complaint alleges that Gilley, in response to a request for information on job performance, wrote a letter defamatory of Siegert, causing him reputational harm and the loss of other government positions for which he had applied. Siegert further alleges that Gilley wrote the letter…
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3Cited by64 opinions
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