Legal Opinion
Levine v. Farley
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 7, 1939No. 7308PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGroner, C. J.
This is an appeal from a final order dismissing appellant’s petition for a writ of mandamus. The action was begun prior to the effective date of the new Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 28 U.S.C.A. following section 723c, but we assume that, while the writ of mandamus is abolished by Rule 81 (b), similar relief is still available and the substantive rights of the parties are governed by principles which have formerly been applied in mandamus cases.
Petitioner was employed in the New York Post Office as a regular clerk under classification by the Civil Service Commission: In 1936 his…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Decatur v. PauldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
- Keim v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Eberlein v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Caswell v. MorgenthauCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1938
- Longfellow v. GudgerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1926
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3Cited by43 opinions
- Bailey v. RichardsonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1950
- Richard D. Meehan v. John W. MacY Jr., Chairman, Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1968
- Roger W. Jenson v. T. O. Olson, James Gooley, Arnold A. Matta, and H. v. Jensen, Thomas Kachelmacher, Glen Galles and John BurmeisterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
- Carter v. ForrestalCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
- Hammond v. HullCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1942
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