Legal Opinion

Lawson v. Sessions

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided September 22, 2017No. Civil Action No. 2015-1723PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KETANJI BROWN JACKSON, United States District Judge

During the summer of 2006, pro se plaintiff Sheila Lawson resigned from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”) following a nearly 11-year tenure as a Special Agent. (First . Am. Compl. (“Compl.”), ECF No. 5, ¶¶ 10,13.)-Shortly after her resignation, Lawson, had a change of . heart, and betwé'en 2007 and 20Í0, shé repeatedly asked to be reinstated to her former position. (See id. ¶¶ 18, 24, 27, 30.) The FBI denied each of Lawson’s four requests for reinstatement. (See id. ¶¶20, 25, 28, 32.) In the instant lawsuit, Lawson…

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