Legal Opinion
Robert M.T. Wilson v. Thomas Turnage, Director, Selective Service System
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 20, 1986No. Appeal 85-2270PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COWEN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Appellant, Robert M.T. Wilson, appeals from a decision of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, which denied his application for attorney fees under the Back Pay Act, 5 U.S.C. § 5596 (1982). For the reasons to be set forth, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
A. The Agency’s Actions
In 1978, the appellant, Wilson, worked as an Operations Evaluation Specialist, GS-13, with the Selective Service System (Selective Service or agency). He was responsible for analyzing and evaluating the agency’s ability to mobilize forces in the event of a national emergency. As…
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