NELSON v. NASA
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals today released an opinion in NELSON v. NASA, No. 07-56424, an appeal in a civil action against the United States. The panel consisted of David R. Thompson and Kim McLane Wardlaw, Circuit Judges, and Edward C. Reed, Jr., District Judge.
WARDLAW, Circuit Judge: The named appellants in this action (”Appellants”) are scientists, engineers, and administrative support personnel at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (”JPL”), a research laboratory run jointly by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (”NASA”) and the California Institute of Technology (”Caltech”). Appellants sued NASA, Caltech, and the Depart. . .
Our prior opinion filed on January 11, 2008, and reported at 512 F.3d 1134 is vacated concurrent with the filing of a new opinion today. The petition for panel rehearing and the petition for rehearing en banc are denied as moot. The parties may file new petitions for rehearing and rehearing en banc in accordance with the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure. IT IS SO ORDERED. OPINION WARDLAW, Circuit Judge: The named appellants in this action (”Appellants”) are scientists, engineers, and administrative support personnel at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (”JPL”), a research laboratory run jointly by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (”NASA”) and the California Institute of Technology (”Caltech”). Appellants sued NASA, Caltech, and the Depart. . .