TOMPKINS v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

No. 20-6060.

16 F.4th 733 (2021)

John TOMPKINS, M.D., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS; Denis McDonough, in his official capacity; Ralph T. Gigliotti, in his official capacity; Kristopher Wade Vlosich, in his official capacity, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit.

Filed October 25, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Danny K, Shadid , of Counsel with Riggs Abney Neal Turpen Orbison & Lewis Law Firm, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Rebecca A. Frazier , Assistant United States Attorney ( Timothy J. Downing , United States Attorney, and Tom Majors , Assistant United States Attorney, with her on the brief), Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before PHILLIPS, MURPHY, and McHUGH, Circuit Judges.


I. INTRODUCTION

For thirty years, John Tompkins worked as a physician at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. From 2012 through 2016, he served as Chief of Surgery. In 2017, he was terminated from his position as a physician...

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