Legal Opinion
Knuckles v. Bolger
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1981No. Nos. 80-1477, 80-2078PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Matthew Knuckles was employed as a clerk with the United States Postal Service from February of 1966 to September of 1979, when he was discharged on the basis that there were reasonable grounds to believe that he had committed a criminal act. On August 24, 1979, Knuckles was notified that he was being terminated because, on six separate occasions, a postal inspector had given him cash in exchange for postage due mail and Knuckles had failed to affix postage as required. As a result, approximately $85.00 was unaccounted for. The notice stated that he would be terminated…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Vitarelli v. SeatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Urbina v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1967
- Manning v. Stevens, Secretary of the ArmyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1953
- Knuckles v. BolgerDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1980
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Frederick A. R. Drew v. U. S. Department of the Navy and Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Frederick A. R. Drew v. U. S. Department of the Navy and Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- Matthew Knuckles v. William Bolger, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service United States Postal Service, Ruth Prokop, Chairperson, Merit Systems Protection Board, and Merit Systems Protection Board, Matthew Knuckles v. William Bolger, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service United States Postal Service, Ruth Prokop, Chairperson, Merit Systems Protection Board, and Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1981
- West Platte R-II v. Judi WilsonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2006