Kellen Churchwell v. United States of America

ROSS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is brought by the government seeking review of the district court’s grant of partial summary judgment for Kellen Churchwell, ordering the United States to afford Churchwell a pretermination hearing. 1 For the reasons set forth below, the grant of partial summary judgment is affirmed.

Kellen Churchwell is a registered nurse with 14 years experience in the medical profession. In July 1974, Churchwell received a career conditional appointment with the Public Health Service and in January 1975 she was transferred to the Public Health Service Hospital in Rosebud,…