First, I have to apologize that this is old news--stemming from July in fact. I am still catching up on my reading, but thought this was worth mentioning, even this at this late date.
Not all had been right with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Tennessee. Reports filed in various local newspapers here and there had indicated that Jim Vines, former head of the office, might have been engaging in age discrimination, trying to rid the office of older lawyers to make room for younger ones. One of his targets seemed to be former prosecutor Larry Moon, in his 60s. Tactics reported included giving Moon unreasonable workloads and haranguing him when he couldn't meet the unrealistic goals.
Moon filed an age discrimination case in 2005, and as it turns out, he received more than $330,000 this summer in exchange for dropping the suit, according to the Nashville Scene. Apparently, many fellow lawyers and judges defended Moon, whom they called "a zealous and knowledgable prosecutor," the paper said.
Not surprising, Vines, who had no prosecutorial experience before this stint, has gone back into private practice.
Of course, in settling the case, the government admits no fault. But I am surprised that a lawyer working in such an office with a bunch of lawyers wouldn't know better?
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