Pollack v. Duff, No. 13-5263 (D.C. Cir. 2015)
Annotate this CasePlaintiff filed suit against three officials of the AO, in their official capacities, claiming that their refusal to consider her job application violated her right to travel protected by the Constitution of the United States. The district court granted summary judgment to defendants. The court held that the AO’s decision to limit its applicant pool to employees of the federal judiciary and individuals who lived in the Washington metropolitan area did not violate plaintiff’s right to travel, whether that right is considered under the Privileges and Immunities Clause of Article IV because it does not constrain the powers of the federal government; the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth Amendment because the geographical limitation does not implicate the component of plaintiff's right to travel; or the essential structure of the Constitution. Further, the court concluded that the district court did not abuse its discretion by denying plaintiff’s request for discovery before entering summary judgment for defendants.
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