Legal Opinion
David L. Wilkinson v. Legal Services Corporation
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 9, 1996No. 95-5144, 95-5174PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge SILBERMAN.
SILBERMAN, Circuit Judge:
The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) appeals the district court’s determination that David Wilkinson’s discharge as Inspector General was illegal because the Corporation’s Board was unconstitutionally composed. We reverse and remand.
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Wilkinson was employed under a written contract as the Inspector General of the LSC from September, 1989 to August, 1991, when the LSC Board of Directors exercised its contractual right not to renew his employment for the following year. The LSC Board that hired him was composed of…
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