Murphy

Civilian pay; overtime compensation; necessity for ordered and approved overtime; laches. — On January 23, 1980 the court entered the following order:

Before Friedman, Chief Judge, Cowen, Senior Judge, and Kunzig, Judge.

In this case, which is before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment, plaintiff sues for overtime pay pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5544(a), for the period from May 18, 1964, to May 31, 1974.

From 1947 to 1964, plaintiff was employed by the Department of the Army at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, and *560resided in San Antonio, Texas, about 2 miles east of Fort Sam Houston. He worked an…