HAKKI v. SECRETARY, DEPT. OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

No. 19-14645.

7 F.4th 1012 (2021)

Said I. HAKKI, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

August 3, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce J. Sperry , Benjamin Sperry , Bruce J. Sperry Law Office, Plant City, FL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jennifer Waugh Corinis , Greenberg Traurig, PA, Peter J. Sholl , U.S. Attorney Service-Middle District of Florida, U.S. Attorney's Office, Tampa, FL, for Defendant-Appellee.

Before JORDAN, BRASHER, and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges.


A physician's discharge from employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") over a decade ago gives rise to the questions of federal subject-matter jurisdiction addressed in this case. The physician, Plaintiff-Appellant Said I. Hakki, M.D. ("Dr. Hakki"), challenged his discharge in federal court, but the district...

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