Legal Opinion
Donovan v. United States
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided July 26, 1978No. 77-2003PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
ROSENN, Circuit Judge.
The role of the federal government as an employer has expanded rapidly over the last quarter century, and so too has its obligation to deal fairly and equitably with its employees.1 Nonetheless, federal employees’ rights are not unlimited and extend no further than the limits of federal law and the constitution. In this action we face the problem of closely defining such limits.
Plaintiff, a civilian employee of the United States Army Electronics Command *1205(“ECOM”), challenges the remedy afforded him by the Army after its erroneous refusal to grant him…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- United States v. TestanSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United States v. SherwoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Selman v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1974
- Robert Wayne Grant, 38013. v. Marvin Hogan, Warden, U.S. N.E.P.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- United States v. McLeanSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Adolph Kizas v. William H. Webster, Adolph Kizas v. William H. WebsterCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983
- James E. Brown v. Secretary of the Army. Wellington Mitchell v. Secretary of CommerceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Daniel J. Wells v. Federal Aviation AdministrationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1985
- Hondros v. United States Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1983
- William G. Riplinger v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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