Legal Opinion
Pettit v. United States
United States Court of Claims
Decided December 19, 1973No. 253-72PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtNichols, Judge
Plaintiff is a black who is employed at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds at Aberdeen, Maryland, and is a classified Federal Civil Service employee, Engineer Human Factors in the Human Engineering Laboratory (HEL), Aberdeen Proving Grounds. He brings suit to recover for his losses resulting from the Government’s failure to promote him because of racial discrimination practiced by its employees.
Plaintiff’s case is distinguished from racial discrimination cases previously heard by this court in that he seeks to recover not only back pay, but also either compensation for future losses or to be…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Service v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Vitarelli v. SeatonSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Greene v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Chambers v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1971
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3Cited by34 opinions
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- Joan A. HAGANS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Cecil ANDRUS, Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1981
- White v. City of San DiegoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1979
- Gentry v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1976
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