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Tippetts v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit

Decided October 2, 2002No. 01-4047PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EBEL, Circuit Judge.

William O. Tippetts appeals the district court’s dismissal of his claims for invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress arising from his employment with the United States Postal Service. The district court granted the government’s motion to dismiss based on the Federal Employees Compensation Act (FECA), 5 U.S.C. §§ 8101-8152, and the Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA), Pub.L. No. 95-454, 92 Stat. Ill (codified as amended in various sections of 5 U.S.C.). We exercise jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and reverse and remand. 1

I. Background

Mr.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Lockheed Aircraft Corp. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Southwest Marine, Inc. v. GizoniSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  3. Perry v. WoodwardCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1999
  4. Joan Sheehan, Formerly Known as Joan Wycoff v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1990
  5. William Dan Deford v. Secretary of Labor, and Tennessee Valley Authority, Intervenor. Tennessee Valley Authority v. Secretary of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1983

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3Cited by16 opinions

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  2. Hill v. Kansas Gas Service Co.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2003
  3. Gill v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2006
  4. Fuqua v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
  5. Smith v. NicholsonDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2007

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