Second Circuit· 2/2/2005

Dotson v. Griesa

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398 F.3d 156
2005 WL 237203

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holding that equitable claims are precluded by the CSRA even if the plaintiff has no other remedy
noting that the court's interpretation of the statute \did not leave judicial branch employees without any relief for employment grievances\
noting that “a district court acts well within its discretion in deciding dispositive motions on the parties’ written submissions without oral argument”
explaining that the Larson framework provides exceptions to the general rule that “sovereign immunity protects . . . officers when [they] act in their official capacities” (emphasis added)
finding the eleventh amendment did not bar claim for reinstatement to previous employment because it merely “return [ed] the former employee to the state’s payroll”
joining other circuits which ruled that the comprehensive nature of CSRA indicates that Congress did not intend for federal employees to pursue supplemental judicial relief

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Judges: Kearse, Raggi, Straub

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