Legal Opinion
Pearson v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided January 11, 1983No. 249-78PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
YOCK, Judge:
This civilian pay case deals with the issue of whether the plaintiff, Dr. Gary L. Pearson, was improperly dismissed from his position in the United States Department of Interior, Fish and Wildlife Service. The plaintiff contends that his reassignment, and ultimate dismissal, was motivated by a desire on the part of his superiors to remove him from his job in North Dakota due to his free speech activities there on behalf of certain environmental interests.
The United States Civil Service Commission determined that the plaintiff’s dismissal was proper. Plaintiff appealed that…
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