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JACOBS v. VROBEL

No. 12-5107.

724 F.3d 217 (2013)

Linda JACOBS, Appellant v. Michael J. VROBEL, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.

Decided July 26, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Martin F. McMahon argued the cause for the appellant.

Peter C. Pfaffenroth , Assistant United States Attorney, argued the cause for the appellee. Ronald C. Machen, Jr. , United States Attorney, and R. Craig Lawrence , Assistant United States Attorney, were on brief.

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.

KAREN LECRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:

Linda Jacobs (Jacobs), an employee of the United States General Services Administration (GSA), sued her long-time supervisor, Michael Vrobel (Vrobel), in the District of Columbia Superior Court for defamation and interference with her attempts to secure alternative employment. Because Vrobel was then (and remains) a federal employee, Jacobs's lawsuit was not a garden-variety tort suit. Instead, pursuant to the Westfall Act,...

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