Bovard v. United States

Plaintiff, a veteran’s preference eligible, was removed for cause from his position as General Counsel of the Federal Housing Administration on. July 15, 1954. Plaintiff’s removal was upheld by the Appeals Examining Office of the Civil Service Commission, reversed by the Board of Appeals and Review, and an order entered restoring plaintiff to duty. The case was reopened on November 16, 1955, by the Civil Service Commission, which affirmed the action of the Federal Housing Administration. Plaintiff sued in the District Court for the District of Columbia for reinstatement to his position, and…