Nickelson v. U.S., 284 F. Supp. 2d 387 (E.D. Va. 2003)
Sep 26, 2003OUTCOME: The Federal Court of Appeals dismissed the appeal on the grounds that it had limited jurisdiction to review an agency head's unexplained refusal to follow an administrative judge's recommendation regarding renewal of a security clearance.
This was a security clearance case and involved an appeal of the inexplicable refusal of the Director, Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals, to follow the recommendation of the hearing examiner that ... a waiver be requested so a security clearance could be re-established.
