Legal Opinion
Rumsey v. Department of Justice
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided August 10, 2017No. 2016-2661PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DYK, Circuit Judge.
Elissa Rumsey is a federal employee. After prevailing in an individual right of action appeal with the Merit Systems Protection Board (“Board”) alleging whistle-blower reprisal, Ms. Rumsey sought attorney’s fees pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 1221(g)(1)(B). The Board refused to award attorney’s fees for the services of Beth Slavet, Esq., one of the three lawyers or firms that represented Ms. Rumsey during the course of the proceedings before the Board. Slavet was Ms. Rumsey’s principal lawyer leading up to and during the initial hearing before the administrative judge. Ms. Rumsey…
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