Tapia-Tapia v. United States

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• holding that no Bivens remedy is available against the United States, federal agencies, or federal officers in their official capacities
• finding that appellant did not have a viable Bivens claim against the Postmaster General since he was sued only in his official capacity and Bivens suits only can be brought against federal officers in their individual capacities
• finding that appellant did not have a viable Bivens claim against the Postmaster General since he was sued only in his official capacity and Bivens suits only can be brought against federal officers in their individual capacities
• finding appellant’s age discrimination allegations “not justiciable” when styled as constitutional claims because Age Discrimination in Employment Act “provides the exclusive federal remedy for age discrimination in employment”
• sovereign immunity bars claims against federal defendants in official capacity; only Bivens available for constitutional violations
• \[T]he government's sovereign immunity does not vanish simply because government officials may be personally liable for unconstitutional acts.\

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