FERRIS v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOV'T EMPLOYEES

No. 99-199-B-H.

98 F.Supp.2d 64 (2000)

Melissa FERRIS, Plaintiff, v. AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Maine.

April 27, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan V. Wallace, Brunswick, ME, for Melissa Plaintiff.

Frederick J. Badger, Jr., Richardson, Whitman, Large & Badger, Bangor, ME, Joe Goldberg, Litigation American Federation of Government Employees, Washington, DC, Halsey B. Frank, Office of the U.S. Attorney, Portland, ME, for Defendants.


ORDER ON INDIVIDUAL DEFENDANTS' MOTION TO DISMISS

HORNBY, Chief Judge.

Can a temporary federal employee who is the victim of retaliatory threats and harassment recover damages from the other federal employees who were involved? I hold that such claims are preempted by the Civil Service Reform Act and the Whistleblower Protection Act.

Melissa Ferris was a seven month temporary nursing assistant at the Togus Veterans Medical Center ("VA Togus") here...

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