Bodson v. United States

Plaintiff was employed in the Department of Justice as a trial attorney, Grade GS-13, a position in the classified civil service. On August 26, 1958, he received a letter from the Acting Attorney General stating that his appointment was terminated and that this action was due to budget limitations and organization changes and “is not intended as a reflection on you.” The effective date was extended to October 15, 1953. Plaintiff wrote to the Civil Service Commission on August 30, 1953, setting forth in substance the above and other facts he deemed relevant. He requested “that my appeal be…