PIPPINGER v. RUBIN

No. 96-8057.

129 F.3d 519 (1997)

John PIPPINGER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert E. RUBIN, Secretary of the United States Treasury, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

November 5, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles M. Pratt, Denver, CO, argued the cause, for appellant.

Annette M. Wietecha, United States Department of Justice, Washington, DC, argued the cause, for appellee. Gilbert S. Rothenberg assisted on brief.

Before ANDERSON, BALDOCK, and EBEL, Circuit Judges.


EBEL, Circuit Judge.

Because of a romantic relationship with a subordinate, Plaintiff-Appellant John Pippinger was temporarily suspended from his job as an Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") branch manager. Several IRS employees were involved in helping the local IRS District Director reach the decision to suspend Pippinger. Eventually, many IRS employees in the district knew why Pippinger was suspended.

Before Pippinger's suspension was carried out, Pippinger...

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