Jordan v. United States

Plaintiff, a senior parachute and clothing repairer in the classified civil service at the Andrews Air Force Base, was discharged on September 1,1950, on the ground that he had unlawfully removed Government property from the Andrews Air Force Base. Later, on February 13,1956, he was reemployed in substantially the same position. He sues for the pay he would have received in the interim.

He bases his action on the allegation (1) that he was arbitrarily denied a hearing prior to his discharge; (2) that he was illegally removed without any cause which would promote the efficiency of the…