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Judge to decide if ex-prosecutor Maurene Comey’s wrongful termination claims belong in court
Judge Furman considers whether Maurene Comey’s wrongful termination claim should proceed in court or first be reviewed by the Merit Systems Protection Board amid government objections.
- Judge Jesse M. Furman declined to let lawyers for Maurene Comey gather evidence to learn who ordered her firing.
- Comey claims her dismissal was retribution for her father James Comey being a Trump foe.
- The judge said the government made 'serious arguments' that Comey's complaint must first be considered by the federal Merit Systems Protection Board.
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Judge to decide if ex-prosecutor Maurene Comey's wrongful termination claims belong in court
A federal judge has signaled that the U.S. Justice Department might have a winning argument when it says that fired prosecutor Maurene Comey's claims that she was wrongfully dismissed don't belong in court yet.
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Hearing Shows Potential Roadblock in Maurene Comey’s Wrongful Firing Suit
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman didn't appeared to be inclined toward allowing discovery to proceed in the case, until he resolves whether his court can hear the case. "It strikes me that the question is whether the court has any power and I want to confirm that I have that power before I decide substantive issues,” the judge said.
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