U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1996

David K. Schafer v. Department of the Interior

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · Decided June 27, 1996 · Plager, Smith, Schall

88 F.3d 981; 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 15430; 1996 WL 363418 (Federal Reporter, Third Series)

Counsel

Edward H. Passman, Passman & Kaplan, P.C., Washington, D.C., argued for petitioner. With him on the brief was Kristin D. Alden., Laurel A. Loomis, Attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., argued for respondent. With her on the brief were Frank W. Hunger, Assistant Attorney General, David M. Cohen, Director, and Joseph A Kijewski, Assistant Director.

Cases that cite this one

19 later published cases cite this decision.

Clark v. United States (United States Court of Federal Claims 2014)
Dashti Sanat Logistics and General Contracting v. Army (Fed. Cir. 2025)
Reddick v. Federal Deposit Insurance (Fed. Cir. 2016)
Walsh v. McDonald (Fed. Cir. 2016)
Watkins v. United States (United States Court of Federal Claims 2016)
Former Employee of Drive Sol Global Steering, Inc. v. United States Secretary of Labor (United States Court of International Trade 2016)
Debra K. Clark v. United States (United States Court of Federal Claims 2014)
Deleon v. Army (Fed. Cir. 2014)
Stewart v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (In re Stewart) (United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania 2012)
Young v. United States (United States Court of Federal Claims 2010)
Killeen v. Office of Personnel Management (Fed. Cir. 2009)
Jackson v. United States (United States Court of Federal Claims 2008)
People of Bikini v. United States (United States Court of Federal Claims 2007)
John v. United States (United States Court of Federal Claims 2007)
Skillo v. United States (United States Court of Federal Claims 2005)
Saladino v. United States (United States Court of Federal Claims 2004)
Holly v. Department of Health & Human Services (Fed. Cir. 2003)
Wagner v. Tennessee Valley Authority (Fed. Cir. 2002)
Johanna K. Begay v. Department of the Interior (Fed. Cir. 1998)

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Opinion of the Court

Concurring in Part

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