James E. Haynes v. The United States

COLLINS, Judge.

This case comes before this court on plaintiff’s motion and defendant’s cross-motion for summary judgment. The main issues to be decided are whether any of plaintiff’s procedural rights were substantially violated at the administrative level and whether the action of the Civil Service Commission in upholding plaintiff’s reduction-in-grade was arbitrary, capricious, or not supported by substantial evidence.

Plaintiff was employed as an industrial engineer at the U. S. Naval Propellant Plant, Indian Head, Maryland. On March 24, 1964, he was assigned to a new project dealing with…