Legal Opinion

Bloch, Felix S. v. Powell, Colin L.

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided November 21, 2003No. 02-5311PublishedCited by 114 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROBERTS.

ROBERTS, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Felix S. Bloch was a member of the Senior Foreign Service when he resigned in 1990, after the Department of State initiated proceedings to remove him from the Service on national security grounds. In 1992, the Department notified Bloch that the Secretary of State had decided to withhold consent to Bloch’s receipt of an immediate retirement annuity. Bloch then withdrew the compulsory retirement contributions he had made to the Foreign Service Retirement System. Bloch argues that the Secretary lacked…

2Cases cited20 opinions

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3Cited by114 opinions

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