He also told the following riddle, which he had heard from members of the Transition Team: "What is the difference between Jurassic Park and the Geological Division of the Geologic Survey? * * * ne is an amusement park filled with dinosaurs and the other is a movie." Id. Eaton referred to a poster that showed a dinosaur with the caption, "Which is scarier, change or extinction?" Pet. Eaton gave speeches at the Geologic Divi sion's three major centers. Gordon Eaton was appointed the new Director of the USGS. The report also stated that "n aging workforce is a critical problem that must be addressed earnestly and creatively before any strategic recruitment plan can be implemented." Id.
The Transition Team prepared a report on the agency's future, which stated that "ome segments of the USGS currently are suffering from an aging, high-grade workforce that has limited the organization's financial flexibility and re stricted the influx of new ideas and talents." Id. In 1993, the USGS formed a Transition Team to coordinate the agency's transition under the new presi dential administration. Petitioners allege that they were re leased because of age discrimination.Ī. In 1995, petitioners were released from the agency due to a reduction in force (RIF). Petitioners are 14 former employees of the Geo logic Division of the United States Geological Survey (USGS), which is an agency within the United States Department of the Interior. The jurisdiction of this Court is invoked under 28 U.S.C. The petition for a writ of certiorari was filed on February 17, 2009. A petition for rehearing was denied on Novem(Pet. The judgment of the court of appeals was entered on September 9, 2008.
The relevant opinions and orders of the district court (Pet. The opinion of the court of appeals (Pet. 7701 et seq., or engage in age discrimination. Whether the court of appeals properly affirmed the district court's judgment that the Secretary did not vio late the Civil Service Reform Act, 5 U.S.C. In the Supreme Court of the United States
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