Seh Ahn Lee v. United States

Claims for civilian pay and breach of contract; Back Pay Act, 5 U.S.C. § 6696; absence of appointment to the civil service; implied contract precluded by an express contract dealing with the same subject; dismissal pursuant to RCFC 12(b)(1) and (6)

OPINION AND ORDER

LETTOW, Judge.

Plaintiffs Seh Ahn Lee, Irina Ryan, Ahmad Nariman, and Mark Peach claim they are entitled to civilian pay and damages for breach of contract, alleging that the Broadcasting Board of Governors (“Broadcasting Board” or the “Board”), an independent agency of the United States (the “government”), denied plaintiffs full…