Legal Opinion
Joseph L. Gordon v. James K. Adcock
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1971No. 24766_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Gordon’s action for libel in state court was removed to the district court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1442(a), where it was dismissed. Action was based on a written statement made by Adcock, an officer in the United States Air Force, to the Civil Service Commission. Gordon appeals and we affirm.
Gordon, a retired Air Force officer, applied to the Civil Service Commission for federal employment in January 1964. In the course of its investigation of his qualifications, the Commission addressed an inquiry to Lieutenant Colonel James K. Adcock, then on active duty in Germany, who had, for several…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Paul Sulger v. B. H. Pochyla, Constance Pochyla, Thomas A. Ryan and Katherine RyanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Daniel S. Urbina v. Georgia GilfilenCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1969
3Cited by5 opinions
- Butler v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Hawaii · 1973
- Neal v. GatlinCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Hoesl v. United StatesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1978
- Green v. CauthenDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1974
- McManus v. McCarthyDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984