Legal Opinion

Festus J. Brown v. John W. MacY Jr., Individually and as Chairman of the U. S. Civil Service Commission

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided January 15, 1965No. 21125_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MARIS, Circuit Judge:

The plaintiff appeals from a summary judgment entered by the District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in favor of the defendants, who are the members of the United States Civil Service Commission and the United States Commissioner of Customs, respectively, in his suit seeking a declaratory judgment that his removal for political activity from office as a customs inspector by the Commissioner of Customs upon the order of the Civil Service Commission was illegally accomplished. The plaintiff asserts in this regard that he was denied the right to cross examine…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Newell M. Hargett v. Arthur E. SummerfieldCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1957
  2. William P. H. Flanagan v. Philip YoungCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1955

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Ramon P. Johnson v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
  2. Mrs. Frances B. Chafin v. Dr. Harry D. PrattCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
  3. Raymond J. Hanifan v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
  4. John A. Fletcher, Jr. v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1968
  5. Jenkins v. MacyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966

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