Legal Opinion

Wallace B. Shaw v. Harold Gwatney and John O. Marsh, Jr.

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided June 27, 1986No. 85-1514PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge.

The primary issue in this case is whether a district court, presented with a claim for less than $10,000 accrued back pay against the United States, has jurisdiction pursuant to the Tucker Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(a)(2), 1491 (1982), to ultimately award back pay in an amount greater than that statutory maximum. The District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas 1 made such an award in reinstating Wallace B. Shaw to his position as U.S. property and fiscal officer for Arkansas pending his proper removal by the U.S. Army in accordance with due process and the Army’s…

2Cases cited35 opinions

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  2. Weinberger v. WiesenfeldSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Soriano v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  4. Jane Doe v. United States Department of JusticeCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
  5. Ford Motor Co. (Chicago Stamping Plant) v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1979

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