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Patrick Ellis v. Elaine L. Chao, Secretary, United States Department of Labor
2nd CircuitJuly 17, 2003No. 02-6002Cited 181 times
Case Details
- Judge(s)
- Parker, Straub
- Status
- Published
- Procedural Posture
- appeal
- Circuit
- 2nd Circuit
Related Laws
No specific laws identified for this ruling.
Claim Types
Whistleblower
Outcome
The appellate court vacated the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Secretary, finding the Statement of Reasons insufficient to determine whether the Secretary's decision not to sue was arbitrary and capricious under the LMRDA. The case was remanded for further proceedings.
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