Legal Opinion
Kenneth W. LEE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert C. HUGHES, Jr.; Daniel C. Lanford, Jr., Defendants-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided July 9, 1998No. 97-8423PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judge:
In this case, we must decide whether a federal employee who is not afforded an administrative or judicial remedy under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (codified and amended in various sections of 5 U.S.C.) (“CSRA” or “the Act”) can bring a federal claim under Bivens v. Six Unknovm Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics, 403 U.S. 388, 91 S.Ct. 1999, 29 L.Ed.2d 619 (1971), in order to recover monetary damages for alleged constitutional violations, and whether § 1981 provides a cause of action against individuals acting under color of federal law. We…
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