Legal Opinion

Stephen H. Payson v. William B. Franke, Secretary of the Navy

Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit

Decided August 4, 1960No. 15554PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DANAHER, Circuit Judge.

A Navy Department selection board was convened September 24,1957, to consider the cases of officers of the Civil Engineer Corps of the Navy on active duty eligible for consideration for temporary promotion to the grade of Captain. Three officers were selected. By direction of the Secretary, the selection board also considered the cases of all such officers “with less than twenty years of service” whose records indicated their unsatisfactory performance of duty in their present grade and that they would not satisfactorily perform the duties of a higher grade. The board…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Orloff v. WilloughbySupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. United States Ex Rel. Creary v. WeeksSupreme Court of the United States · 1922
  3. Weeks v. United States ex rel. CrearyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1922

3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Robert A. Pauls, Etc. v. The Secretary of the Air ForceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1972
  2. Dilley v. AlexanderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  3. Brenner v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1973
  4. National Ass'n of Postal Supervisors v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
  5. Bluth v. LairdCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1970

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